"Double bubble" deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty for management of corneal stromal pathologies

International Ophthalmology

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 257-262

  Jhanji, Vishal ^a,b   Beltz, Jacqueline ^b   Sharma, Namrata ^c   Graue, Enrique ^b   Vajpayee, Rasik B ^b,c  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Big Bubble deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty; Deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty; Deep lamellar keratoplasty; Double Bubble deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty; Keratoplasty; Lamellar keratoplasty

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CORNEA DISEASE; CORNEA DYSTROPHY; CORNEA STROMA; DEEP ANTERIOR LAMELLAR KERATOPLASTY; DOUBLE BUBBLE TECHNIQUE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; KERATOCONUS; KERATOPLASTY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PARACENTESIS; POSTINFECTIOUS KERATITIS CORNEAL STROMAL SCAR; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; VISUAL ACUITY;

CORNEAL DISEASES; CORNEAL STROMA; CORNEAL TRANSPLANTATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 80054728444     PISSN: 01655701     EISSN: 15732630     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10792-011-9439-7     Document Type: Article

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