Corneal donor tissue preparation for endothelial keratoplasty

Journal of Visualized Experiments

Volumn , Issue 64, 2012, Pages 1-9

  Woodward, Maria A ^a   Titus, Michael ^b   Mavin, Kyle ^b   Shtein, Roni M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b MidWest Eye Banks ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Cornea; DSAEK; DSEK; Endothelial keratoplasty; Fuchs dystrophy; Graft; Issue 64; Lamellar; Medicine; Microkeratome; Moria; Physiology; Precut; Transplantation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CORNEA; CYTOLOGY; DESCEMET STRIPPING ENDOTHELIAL KERATOPLASTY; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; SURGERY; TRANSPLANTATION;

ANATOMY AND HISTOLOGY; CORNEA; CYTOLOGY; DESCEMET STRIPPING ENDOTHELIAL KERATOPLASTY; ENDOTHELIAL CELLS; HUMANS; METHODS; SURGERY; TISSUE AND ORGAN HARVESTING;

EID: 84863756710     PISSN: 1940087X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3791/3847     Document Type: Article

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