Split cornea transplantation for 2 recipients: A new strategy to reduce corneal tissue cost and shortage

Ophthalmology

Volumn 118, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 294-301

  Heindl, Ludwig M ^a   Riss, Stephan ^a   Bachmann, Bjoern O ^a   Laaser, Kathrin ^a   Kruse, Friedrich E ^a   Cursiefen, Claus ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ERLANGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONGENITAL CORNEA DYSTROPHY; CORNEA ENDOTHELIUM; CORNEA EPITHELIUM; CORNEA TRANSPLANTATION; DEEP ANTERIOR LAMELLAR KERATOPLASTY; DESCEMET MEMBRANE; DESCEMET MEMBRANE ENDOTHELIAL KERATOPLASTY; DONOR; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; GRAFT RECIPIENT; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; KERATOCONUS; KERATOPLASTY; MALE; PENETRATING KERATOPLASTY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VISUAL ACUITY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CELL COUNT; CORNEA; CORNEAL TRANSPLANTATION; DESCEMET STRIPPING ENDOTHELIAL KERATOPLASTY; ENDOTHELIUM, CORNEAL; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FUCHS' ENDOTHELIAL DYSTROPHY; HUMANS; KERATOCONUS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TISSUE AND ORGAN PROCUREMENT; TISSUE DONORS; VISUAL ACUITY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79551545265     PISSN: 01616420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ophtha.2010.05.025     Document Type: Article

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