Microkeratome-assisted preparation of ultrathin grafts for descemet stripping automated endothelial keratoplasty

Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 521-524

  Busin, Massimo ^a,b   Patel, Amit K ^a,b   Scorcia, Vincenzo ^c   Ponzin, Diego ^a,b  

^a Villa Igea Hospital   (Italy)

^b The Veneto Eye Bank Foundation   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY MAGNA GRAECIA OF CATANZARO   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CELL DENSITY; CELL VIABILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA THICKNESS; CORNEAL ENDOTHELIAL CELL LOSS; DESCEMET MEMBRANE; DESCEMET STRIPPING ENDOTHELIAL KERATOPLASTY; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; EYEBANK; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; HYDRATION; MICROKERATOMA; MICROTOME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TISSUE GRAFT; ULTRATHIN GRAFT; AGED; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CORNEA DISEASE; DONOR; ELECTRONICS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FOLLOW UP; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; REPRODUCIBILITY; TRANSPLANTATION;

AGED; CORNEAL DISEASES; DESCEMET MEMBRANE; DESCEMET STRIPPING ENDOTHELIAL KERATOPLASTY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EYE BANKS; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MINIATURIZATION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TISSUE AND ORGAN HARVESTING; TISSUE DONORS;

EID: 84858841092     PISSN: 01460404     EISSN: 15525783     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1167/iovs.11-7753     Document Type: Article

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