Long-term results of deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty for the treatment of keratoconus

American Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 151, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 760-767.e1

  Kubaloglu, Anil ^a   Sari, Esin Sgtl ^a   Unal, Mustafa ^b,c   Koytak, Arif ^a   Kurnaz, Ekrem ^a   Cinar, Yasin ^a   Ozertrk, Yusuf ^a  

^a Kartal Training and Research Hospital   (Turkey)

^b AKDENIZ UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c NONE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASTIGMATISM; BIG BUBBLE TECHNIQUE; CASE STUDY; CELL COUNT; CELL DENSITY; CELL LOSS; CHILD; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEEP ANTERIOR LAMELLAR KERATOPLASTY; DESCEMET MEMBRANE; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; EYE REFRACTION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GRAFT REJECTION; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; KERATOCONUS; KERATOMETRY; KERATOPLASTY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERFORATING EYE INJURY; PEROPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; SPECTACLES; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; VISION; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 79955107612     PISSN: 00029394     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajo.2010.11.020     Document Type: Article

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