Stromal rejection following deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty: Implications for postoperative care

Cornea

Volumn 31, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 969-973

  Olson, Evan A ^a   Tu, Elmer Y ^b   Basti, Surendra ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

corneal transplant; deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty; graft health; graft rejection; stromal rejection

Indexed keywords

LOTEPREDNOL ETABONATE; PREDNISOLONE ACETATE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA BURN; CORNEA DYSTROPHY; CORNEA EDEMA; CORNEA NEOVASCULARIZATION; CORNEA STROMA; CORNEA STROMAL REJECTION; CORNEA THICKNESS; CORNEA TRANSPLANTATION; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; DEEP ANTERIOR LAMELLAR KERATOPLASTY; EYE PAIN; EYE REDNESS; GRAFT REJECTION; HUMAN; INTRAOCULAR FOREIGN BODY; KERATOCONUS; KERATOPLASTY; OCULAR PRURITUS; PENETRATING KERATOPLASTY; PHOTOPHOBIA; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CORNEAL EDEMA; CORNEAL NEOVASCULARIZATION; CORNEAL STROMA; CORNEAL TRANSPLANTATION; FEMALE; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; GRAFT REJECTION; HUMANS; KERATOCONUS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PREDNISOLONE; TIME FACTORS; TRANSPLANTATION, HOMOLOGOUS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84865506978     PISSN: 02773740     EISSN: 15364798     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ICO.0b013e31823f8a99     Document Type: Article

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