Descemet membrane endothelial keratoplasty: The taming of the shrew

Archives of Ophthalmology

Volumn 131, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 88-89

  Cursiefen, Claus ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ANTERIOR EYE CHAMBER; CELL COUNT; CORNEA DISEASE; CORNEA TRANSPLANTATION; DEEP ANTERIOR LAMELLAR KERATOPLASTY; DESCEMET MEMBRANE ENDOTHELIAL KERATOPLASTY; EDITORIAL; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; HUMAN; KERATOCONUS; KERATOPLASTY; PENETRATING KERATOPLASTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; VISUAL ACUITY; CONGENITAL CORNEA DYSTROPHY; CORNEA ENDOTHELIUM; DESCEMET STRIPPING ENDOTHELIAL KERATOPLASTY; FEMALE; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NOTE; TRANSPLANTATION; DESCEMET MEMBRANE;

ANTERIOR CHAMBER; DESCEMET STRIPPING ENDOTHELIAL KERATOPLASTY; ENDOTHELIUM, CORNEAL; FEMALE; FUCHS' ENDOTHELIAL DYSTROPHY; HUMANS; MALE;

EID: 84872359052     PISSN: 00039950     EISSN: 15383601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jamaophthalmol.2013.609     Document Type: Editorial

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