Changing indications and surgical techniques for corneal transplantation between 2004 and 2009 at a tertiary referral center

Middle East African Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 323-329

  Zare, Mohammad ^a   Javadi, Mohammad ^a   Einollahi, Bahram ^a   Karimian, Farid ^a   Rafie, Ali ^a   Feizi, Sepehr ^a   Azimzadeh, Ahmad ^a  

^a SHAHID BEHESHTI UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Corneal Transplantation; Deep Anterior Lamellar Keratoplasty; Descemet Stripping Automated Endothelial Keratoplasty; Indication; Lamellar Keratoplasty; Penetrating Keratoplasty; Surgical Technique

Indexed keywords

ABSCESS; ADULT; ASTIGMATISM; AUTOMATED LAMELLAR THERAPEUTIC KERATOPLASTY; BACTERIAL KERATITIS; BIOMICROSCOPY; CONGENITAL CORNEA DYSTROPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVENTIONAL LAMELLAR KERATOPLASTY; CORNEA DYSTROPHY; CORNEA OPACITY; CORNEA TRANSPLANTATION; CORNEA ULCER; DEEP LAMELLAR ENDOTHELIAL KERATOPLASTY; DESCEMET STRIPPING ENDOTHELIAL KERATOPLASTY; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; FEMALE; GLAUCOMA; GRAFT FAILURE; GRAFT ULCER; HUMAN; IRAN; KERATITIS; KERATOCONUS; KERATOMILEUSIS; KERATOMYCOSIS; KERATOPATHY; KERATOPLASTY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MUCOPOLYSACCHARIDOSIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PENETRATING KERATOPLASTY; PERIPHERAL ULCERATIVE KERATITIS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFRACTION ERROR; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SCLEROKERATOPLASTY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREND STUDY; VISUAL ACUITY; WOUND DEHISCENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CORNEAL DISEASES; CORNEAL TRANSPLANTATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; IRAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REFRACTION, OCULAR; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TERTIARY CARE CENTERS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84863706754     PISSN: 09749233     EISSN: 09751599     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0974-9233.97941     Document Type: Review

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