Long-term graft survival in deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty

Cornea

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 621-626

  Sarnicola, Vincenzo ^a   Toro, Patricia ^a   Sarnicola, Caterina ^c   Sarnicola, Enrica ^c   Ruggiero, Andrew ^b  

^a MISERICORDIA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CASSINO AND SOUTHERN LAZIO   (Italy)

^c NONE

Author keywords

deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty; graft survival rate; long term followup

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; LOTEPREDNOL ETABONATE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BEST SPECTACLE CORRECTED VISUAL ACUITY; CELL DENSITY; CORNEA GRAFT REJECTION; CORNEA PERFORATION; CORNEA TRANSPLANTATION; CORNEA ULCER; CORNEAL ENDOTHELIAL CELL LOSS; DEEP ANTERIOR LAMELLAR KERATOPLASTY; DEEP LAMELLAR ENDOTHELIAL KERATOPLASTY; ENDOTHELIAL CELL DENSITY; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GRAFT FAILURE; GRAFT REJECTION; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HUMAN; KERATITIS; KERATOCONUS; LONG TERM SURVIVAL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; POSTHERPETIC KERATITIS SCARRING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNCORRECTED VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL ACUITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CELL COUNT; CORNEAL DISEASES; CORNEAL ENDOTHELIAL CELL LOSS; CORNEAL STROMA; CORNEAL TRANSPLANTATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HUMANS; INTRAOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; KERATITIS, HERPETIC; KERATOCONUS; MALE; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; VISUAL ACUITY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84861097294     PISSN: 02773740     EISSN: 15364798     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ICO.0b013e31823d0412     Document Type: Article

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