Changing trends in keratoplasty in the west of Scotland: A 10-year review

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 96, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 405-408

  Ting, Darren S J ^a   Sau, C Y ^b   Srinivasan, Sathish ^a   Ramaesh, K ^c   Mantry, S ^c   Roberts, F ^d  

^a AYR HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^c GARTNAVEL GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d WESTERN INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; APHAKIA; CHILD; CONGENITAL CORNEA DYSTROPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA DYSTROPHY; CORNEA INJURY; FEMALE; GRAFT FAILURE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; KERATITIS; KERATOCONUS; KERATOPATHY; KERATOPLASTY; LAMELLAR KERATOPLASTY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NON FUCH CORNEAL DYSTROPHY; PENETRATING KERATOPLASTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SCHOOL CHILD; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREND STUDY; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CORNEAL DISEASES; CORNEAL TRANSPLANTATION; DESCEMET STRIPPING ENDOTHELIAL KERATOPLASTY; FEMALE; HUMANS; KERATOPLASTY, PENETRATING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SCOTLAND; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84857112123     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: 14682079     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjophthalmol-2011-300244     Document Type: Review

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