The outcome of deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty in herpes simplex virus-related corneal scarring, complications and graft survival

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 94, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 1300-1303

  Awan, Muhammad Amer ^a   Roberts, F ^b   Hegarty, B ^a   Ramaesh, K ^a  

^a GARTNAVEL GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b WESTERN INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; CEFUROXIME; CHLORAMPHENICOL; DEXAMETHASONE; GENTAMICIN; METHYLPREDNISOLONE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASTIGMATISM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CORNEA DISEASE; CORNEA SCARRING; CORNEA VASCULARIZATION; DEEP ANTERIOR LAMELLAR KERATOPLASTY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GLAUCOMA; GRAFT REJECTION; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HAND MOVEMENT; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; KERATITIS; KERATOPLASTY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; TRABECULECTOMY; UVEITIS; VISUAL ACUITY;

CICATRIX; CORNEA; CORNEAL TRANSPLANTATION; FEMALE; GRAFT REJECTION; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HUMANS; KERATITIS, HERPETIC; MALE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION; MIDDLE AGED; RECURRENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TRANSPLANTATION, HOMOLOGOUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 77958570521     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: 14682079     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.2009.169300     Document Type: Article

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