Changing indications for lamellar keratoplasty in Shandong, 1993-2008

Chinese Medical Journal

Volumn 123, Issue 22, 2010, Pages 3268-3271

  Qu, Li Jun ^a,b,c   Xie, Li Xin ^a  

^a SHANDONG EYE INSTITUTE   (China)

^b QINGDAO UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c THE SECOND AFFILIATED HOSPITAL OF HARBIN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Fungal kertitis; Indication; Infectious keratitis; Keratoconus; Lamellar keratoplasty

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHINA; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA DYSTROPHY; CORNEA INJURY; CORNEA RODENT ULCER; CORNEA TUMOR; DEEP LAMELLAR ENDOTHELIAL KERATOPLASTY; FEMALE; FUSARIUM SOLANI; GRAFT REJECTION; HUMAN; INFANT; KERATITIS; KERATOCONUS; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RISK FACTOR; SCAR FORMATION; TREATMENT INDICATION; URBAN RURAL DIFFERENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHINA; CORNEAL TRANSPLANTATION; FEMALE; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 21ST CENTURY; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79251506325     PISSN: 03666999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0366-6999.2010.22.018     Document Type: Article

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