Long-term outcomes of penetrating keratoplasty for keratoconus with resolved corneal hydrops

Cornea

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 615-620

  Basu, Sayan ^a   Reddy, Jagadesh C ^a   Vaddavalli, Pravin K ^a   Vemuganti, Geeta K ^a   Sangwan, Virender S ^a  

^a L V PRASAD EYE INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

acute corneal hydrops; allograft ejection; allograft survival; histopathology; keratoconus; penetrating keratoplasty

Indexed keywords

CEFTAZIDIME; HOMATROPINE; PERFLUTREN; PREDNISOLONE ACETATE; VANCOMYCIN;

ADOLESCENT; CATARACT; CORNEA EDEMA; CORNEA STROMA; CORNEAL HYDROPS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE DURATION; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; EYE ALLERGY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GRAFT FAILURE; GRAFT REJECTION; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYDROPS; KERATOCONUS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PENETRATING KERATOPLASTY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; UVEITIS;

CORNEAL EDEMA; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FEMALE; FLUOROCARBONS; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; GRAFT REJECTION; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HUMANS; KERATOCONUS; KERATOPLASTY, PENETRATING; MALE; MYDRIATICS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PREDNISOLONE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TRANSPLANTATION, HOMOLOGOUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84861092429     PISSN: 02773740     EISSN: 15364798     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ICO.0b013e31823d03e3     Document Type: Review

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