Short-term visual outcomes of Boston keratoprosthesis type i in Saudi Arabia

Middle East African Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 88-92

  Al Arfaj, Khalid ^a,b   Hantera, Mohamed ^b  

^a IMAM ABDULRAHMAN BIN FAISAL UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^b Magrabi Eye and Ear Centre   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Alkali Burn; Boston Keratoprosthesis; Trachoma

Indexed keywords

BRIMONIDINE; DORZOLAMIDE PLUS TIMOLOL;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CATARACT; CAUSTIC BURN; CORNEA BURN; CORNEA TRANSPLANTATION; DRY EYE; ENTROPION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GLAUCOMA; GRAFT FAILURE; HAND MOVEMENT; HUMAN; KERATOPROSTHESIS; LENS IMPLANT; MALE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SAUDI ARABIA; SEX DIFFERENCE; SLIT LAMP; TRACHOMA; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRICHIASIS; VISUAL ACUITY; VITRECTOMY;

EID: 84856394079     PISSN: 09749233     EISSN: 09751599     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0974-9233.92121     Document Type: Article

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