Visual acuity and endothelial cell density following Descemet membrane endothelial keratoplasty (DMEK);Agudeza visual y densidad de células endoteliales tras queratoplastia endotelial de membrana de Descemet (DMEK)

Archivos de la Sociedad Espanola de Oftalmologia

Volumn 86, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 395-401

  Dapena, I ^b   Dapena, L ^a   Dirisamer, M ^b   Ham, L ^b   Melles, Gerrit R J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEÓN   (Spain)

^b NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR INNOVATIVE OCULAR SURGERY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Corneal transplantation; Descemet membrane; Descemet membrane endothelial keratoplasty; Endothelial cell density; Endothelium; Posterior lamellar keratoplasty; Visual acuity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CELL COUNT; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONGENITAL CORNEA DYSTROPHY; CORNEA ENDOTHELIUM; DESCEMET STRIPPING ENDOTHELIAL KERATOPLASTY; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CELL COUNT; DESCEMET STRIPPING ENDOTHELIAL KERATOPLASTY; ENDOTHELIAL CELLS; ENDOTHELIUM, CORNEAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FUCHS' ENDOTHELIAL DYSTROPHY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 82255162776     PISSN: 03656691     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.oftal.2011.05.030     Document Type: Article

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