Outcomes with the Boston Type 1 Keratoprosthesis at Instituto de Microcirugía Ocular IMO

Saudi Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 281-284

  Güell, Jose L ^a   Arcos, Edilio ^a   Gris, Oscar ^a   Aristizabal, Diego ^a   Pacheco, Miguel ^a   Sanchez, Claudia L ^a   Manero, Felicidad ^a  

^a Instituto Microcirugia Ocular of Barcelona   (Spain)

Author keywords

Boston Type 1 Keratoprosthesis; Corneal necrosis; Instituto de Microcirug a Ocular IMO; Ocular cicatricial pemphigoid; Stevens Johnson syndrome; Visual acuity

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BOSTON TYPE 1 KERATOPROSTHESIS; CHILD; CHRONIC DISEASE; CORNEA VASCULARIZATION; EYE SURGERY; FEMALE; GRAFT REJECTION; HUMAN; KERATITIS; KERATOPROSTHESIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MUCOUS MEMBRANE PEMPHIGOID; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; STEVENS JOHNSON SYNDROME; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 79959777293     PISSN: 13194534     EISSN: 13194534     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sjopt.2011.04.010     Document Type: Article

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