Big-bubble deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty for post-keratitis and post-traumatic corneal stromal scars

Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 537-541

  Venkataratnam, Sathyamurthy ^a   Ganekal, Sunil ^a   Dorairaj, Syril ^b   Kolhatkar, Tripti ^a   Jhanji, Vishal ^c,d  

^a MM Joshi Eye Institute   (India)

^b NEW YORK EYE AND EAR INFIRMARY   (United States)

^c CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Big bubble deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty; Deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty; Keratoplasty; Post infectious keratitis corneal scarring; Post traumatic corneal scarring

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTERIOR EYE CHAMBER; ARTICLE; BIG BUBBLE DEEP ANTERIOR LAMELLAR KERATOPLASTY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CORNEA DISEASE; DEEP LAMELLAR ENDOTHELIAL KERATOPLASTY; DESCEMET MEMBRANE; ENDOTHELIUM; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GRAFT FAILURE; GRAFT REJECTION; HUMAN; INDIA; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; KERATITIS; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PENETRATING KERATOPLASTY; POST KERATITIS; POST TRAUMATIC CORNEAL SCAR; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; VISUAL ACUITY;

ADULT; CICATRIX; CORNEA; CORNEAL OPACITY; CORNEAL STROMA; CORNEAL TRANSPLANTATION; CORNEAL ULCER; EYE INFECTIONS; EYE INJURIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY; WOUND HEALING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84865192721     PISSN: 14426404     EISSN: 14429071     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-9071.2011.02750.x     Document Type: Article

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