Traumatic wound dehiscence following corneal transplantation

Journal of Ophthalmic and Vision Research

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 214-218

  Jafarinasab, Mohammad Reza ^a   Feizi, Sepehr ^a   Esfandiari, Hamed ^a   Kheiri, Bahareh ^a   Feizi, Mohadesse ^a  

^a SHAHID BEHESHTI UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Complications; Corneal Transplantation; Surgical Wound Dehiscence

Indexed keywords

EID: 84867780959     PISSN: 20082010     EISSN: 2008322X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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