Histopathological changes after deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty using the 'big-bubble technique'

Acta Ophthalmologica

Volumn 91, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 78-82

  Braun, Joachim M ^a   Hofmann Rummelt, Carmen ^a   Schlötzer Schrehardt, Ursula ^a   Kruse, Friedrich E ^a   Cursiefen, Claus ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

Author keywords

cornea; deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty; histopathology; keratoconus

Indexed keywords

CD68 ANTIGEN;

AERATION; ANALYTICAL PARAMETERS; ARTICLE; BIG BUBBLE TECHNIQUE; BOWMAN MEMBRANE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CORNEA ENDOTHELIUM; CORNEA EPITHELIUM; CORNEA STROMA; DEEP ANTERIOR LAMELLAR KERATOPLASTY; DESCEMET MEMBRANE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INTRASTROMAL AIR ACCUMULATION; KERATOCONUS; KERATOPLASTY; MORPHOMETRICS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SUTURE LOOSENING; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

AIR; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CORNEAL STROMA; CORNEAL TRANSPLANTATION; DESCEMET MEMBRANE; DISSECTION; EMPHYSEMA; ENDOTHELIUM, CORNEAL; HUMANS; KERATOCONUS;

EID: 84873055734     PISSN: 1755375X     EISSN: 17553768     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1755-3768.2011.02217.x     Document Type: Article

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