Corneal endothelium after deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty and penetrating keratoplasty for keratoconus: A four-year comparative study

Indian Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 60, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 35-40

  Kubaloglu, Anil ^a   Koytak, Arif ^b   Sari, Esin ^a   Akyol, Sibel ^c   Kurnaz, Ekrem ^a   Ozerturk, Yusuf ^a  

^a Kartal Training and Research Hospital   (Turkey)

^b BEZMIALEM VAKIF UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c Diyarbakir Devlet Hastanesi   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty; endothelial cell density; keratoconus; penetrating keratoplasty

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CORNEA ENDOTHELIUM; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HUMAN; KERATOCONUS; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; PENETRATING KERATOPLASTY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ENDOTHELIUM, CORNEAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HUMANS; KERATOCONUS; KERATOPLASTY, PENETRATING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84856014757     PISSN: 03014738     EISSN: 19983689     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0301-4738.90490     Document Type: Article

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