Comparing deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty and automated lamellar therapeutic keratoplasty in patients with keratoconus

Japanese Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 55, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 327-332

  Acar, Banu Torun ^a,c   Arslan, O Sevki ^b   Buttanri, I Bülent ^a   Sevim, M Şahin ^a   Acar, Suphi ^a  

^a HAYDARPASA NUMUNE EDUCATION AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

^b ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c HAYDARPASA NUMUNE HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Automated lamellar therapeutic keratoplasty; Deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty; Keratoconus

Indexed keywords

ABSCESS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTIGMATISM; AUTOMATED LAMELLAR THERAPEUTIC KERATOPLASTY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA OPACITY; CORNEA PERFORATION; DEEP ANTERIOR LAMELLAR KERATOPLASTY; EYE REFRACTION; FEMALE; GRAFT REJECTION; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; KERATOCONUS; KERATOPLASTY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THERAPY EFFECT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CORNEA; CORNEAL TRANSPLANTATION; DESCEMET STRIPPING ENDOTHELIAL KERATOPLASTY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INTRAOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; KERATOCONUS; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; REFRACTION, OCULAR; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TOMOGRAPHY, OPTICAL COHERENCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80054751565     PISSN: 00215155     EISSN: 16132246     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10384-011-0044-0     Document Type: Article

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