Outcomes of deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty in keratoconic eyes with previous hydrops

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 96, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 1304-1309

  Nanavaty, Mayank A ^a   Daya, Sheraz M ^a,b  

^a QUEEN VICTORIA HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b Centre for Sight   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTIGMATISM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CORNEA EDEMA; CORNEA PERFORATION; DEEP ANTERIOR LAMELLAR KERATOPLASTY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; KERATOCONUS; KERATOMETRY; KERATOPLASTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPHERICAL EQUIVALENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL SYSTEM PARAMETERS;

ADULT; CORNEAL EDEMA; CORNEAL PERFORATION; CORNEAL TRANSPLANTATION; DESCEMET MEMBRANE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INTRAOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; KERATOCONUS; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TOMOGRAPHY, OPTICAL COHERENCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84867079896     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: 14682079     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjophthalmol-2012-302110     Document Type: Article

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