Endothelial keratoplasty: Prospective, randomized, masked clinical trial comparing an injector with forceps for tissue insertion

American Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 156, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Terry, Mark A ^a,b   Straiko, Michael D ^a   Goshe, Jeffrey M ^a   Shamie, Neda ^a   Shah, Anand ^a   Alqudah, Asem A ^a   Davis Boozer, David ^b  

^a DEVERS EYE INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b Lions VisionGift Research Laboratory   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CELL DENSITY; CELL LOSS; CELL SURVIVAL; CONGENITAL CORNEA DYSTROPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DESCEMET STRIPPING ENDOTHELIAL KERATOPLASTY; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; FEMALE; GRAFT FAILURE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPHTHALMIC FORCEPS; OPHTHALMOLOGICAL SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PLATFORM INJECTOR; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE;

EID: 84879222797     PISSN: 00029394     EISSN: 18791891     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajo.2013.01.025     Document Type: Article

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