Expanding bubble modification of big-bubble technique for performing maximum-depth anterior lamellar keratoplasty

Eye

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 803-808

  Daneshgar, F ^a   Fallahtafti, M ^b  

^a Imam Hospital   (Iran)

^b TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

big bubble; descemet membrane; expanding bubble; keratoplasty; sunny side up sign; viscoelastic

Indexed keywords

VISCOELASTIC SUBSTANCE;

ADULT; ANTERIOR LAMELLAR KERATOPLASTY; ARTICLE; CELL COUNT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DESCEMET MEMBRANE; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; FEMALE; HUMAN; KERATOCONUS; KERATOMETRY; KERATOPLASTY; MALE; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 79958712254     PISSN: 0950222X     EISSN: 14765454     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/eye.2011.72     Document Type: Article

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