Outcomes of deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty for keratoconus: Learning curve and advantages of the big bubble technique

Cornea

Volumn 31, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 859-863

  Smadja, David ^a,b   Colin, Joseph ^a   Krueger, Ronald R ^b   Mello, Glauco R ^b,c   Gallois, Anne ^a   Mortemousque, Bruno ^a   Touboul, David ^a  

^a BORDEAUX UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^b LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARANÁ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

big bubble technique; deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty; keratoconus; keratoplasty

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEEP LAMELLAR ENDOTHELIAL KERATOPLASTY; FEMALE; HUMAN; KERATOCONUS; LEARNING CURVE; MALE; PENETRATING KERATOPLASTY; PEROPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CORNEAL TRANSPLANTATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INTRAOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; KERATOCONUS; LEARNING CURVE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84863778798     PISSN: 02773740     EISSN: 15364798     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ICO.0b013e318242fdae     Document Type: Article

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