Evolving surgical techniques of and indications for corneal transplantation in Ontario from 2000 to 2009

Canadian Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 360-366

  Boimer, Corey ^a   Lee, Kenneth ^a   Sharpen, Linda ^a   Mashour, Raneen Shehadeh ^b   Slomovic, Allan R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b TORONTO WESTERN HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANADA; CHILD; CORNEA DISEASE; CORNEA EDEMA; CORNEA TRANSPLANTATION; DEEP ANTERIOR LAMELLAR KERATOPLASTY; DESCEMET STRIPPING ENDOTHELIAL KERATOPLASTY; FEMALE; FUCHS CORNEA DYSTROPHY; HUMAN; INFANT; KERATOCONUS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; NEWBORN; PENETRATING KERATOPLASTY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; SURGEON; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT INDICATION;

EID: 84455188393     PISSN: 00084182     EISSN: 17153360     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcjo.2011.06.015     Document Type: Article

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