The intrastromal corneal ring in penetrating keratoplasty-long-term results of a prospective randomized study

Cornea

Volumn 30, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 780-783

  Birnbaum, Florian ^a   Schwartzkopff, Johannes ^a   Böhringer, Daniel ^a   Reinhard, Thomas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

astigmatism; intrastromal corneal ring; penetrating keratoplasty

Indexed keywords

DEXAMETHASONE;

ADULT; ASTIGMATISM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA STROMA; EYE EXAMINATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; IMMUNITY; INTRASTROMAL CORNEAL RING; PATIENT SAFETY; PENETRATING KERATOPLASTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REVIEW; SUTURE; TOPOGRAPHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ASTIGMATISM; CORNEAL STROMA; CORNEAL TOPOGRAPHY; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FUCHS' ENDOTHELIAL DYSTROPHY; HUMANS; KERATOCONUS; KERATOPLASTY, PENETRATING; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS; PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; TITANIUM; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY; VITALLIUM;

EID: 79959212050     PISSN: 02773740     EISSN: 15364798     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ICO.0b013e318206caa9     Document Type: Review

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