Endothelial keratoplasty: Why aren't we all doing descemet membrane endothelial keratoplasty?

Cornea

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 469-471

  Terry, Mark A ^a  

^a DEVERS EYE INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEEP LAMELLAR ENDOTHELIAL KERATOPLASTY; DESCEMET MEMBRANE; DESCEMET MEMBRANE ENDOTHELIAL KERATOPLASTY; ENDOTHELIAL KERATOPLASTY; EYEBANK; HUMAN; OPERATING ROOM; OPERATION DURATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SURGEON; UNITED STATES;

CORNEAL DISEASES; DESCEMET STRIPPING ENDOTHELIAL KERATOPLASTY; ENDOTHELIUM, CORNEAL; HUMANS; OPHTHALMOLOGY; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS;

EID: 84859935091     PISSN: 02773740     EISSN: 15364798     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ICO.0b013e31823f8ee2     Document Type: Review

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