Pars plana vitrectomy through the Boston Keratoprosthesis type 1

Eye (Basingstoke)

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 767-769

  Harissi Dagher, M ^a   Durr, G M ^a   Biernacki, K ^a   Sebag, M ^a   Rheaume M A ^a  

^a NOTRE DAME HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

artificial corneal transplants; boston keratoprosthesis type 1; KPro outcomes; pars plana vitrectomy; vitreoretinal complications

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANIRIDIA; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; CHEMICAL BURN; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; KERATITIS; KERATOPROTHESIS TYPE 1; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPHTHALMOLOGICAL PROSTHESIS; PARS PLANA VITRECTOMY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; VITRECTOMY; VITREORETINOPATHY;

EID: 84879361748     PISSN: 0950222X     EISSN: 14765454     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/eye.2013.58     Document Type: Article

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