In vivo evaluation of DSAEK interface with scanning-laser confocal microscopy

BMC Ophthalmology

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2012, Pages

  Ferrari, Giulio ^a   Reichegger, Verena ^b   Ludergnani, Luca ^b   Delfini, Elisabetta ^b   MacAluso, Claudio ^b  

^a IRCCS FONDAZIONE BIETTI   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF PARMA   (Italy)

Author keywords

DSAEK; Interface; Laser corneal confocal microscopy

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; CORNEA DISEASE; CORNEA ENDOTHELIUM; CORNEA EPITHELIUM; DESCEMET MEMBRANE; DESCEMET STRIPPING ENDOTHELIAL KERATOPLASTY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; TRANSPLANTATION; VISUAL ACUITY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CORNEAL DISEASES; DESCEMET MEMBRANE; DESCEMET STRIPPING ENDOTHELIAL KERATOPLASTY; ENDOTHELIUM, CORNEAL; EPITHELIUM, CORNEAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; MIDDLE AGED; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 84864417357     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2415-12-32     Document Type: Article

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