Evolving surgical techniques of and indications for corneal transplantation in Ontario: 2000 - 2012

Canadian Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 153-159

  Zhang, Angela Qiao ^a,g   Rubenstein, Darya ^b   Price, Aryeh Joshua ^c   Côté, Elie ^d   Levitt, Max ^e   Sharpen, Linda ^f   Slomovic, Allan ^g  

^a WESTERN UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^c York University   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^e QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^f UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^g TORONTO WESTERN HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANADA; CONGENITAL CORNEA DYSTROPHY; CORNEA EDEMA; CORNEA TRANSPLANTATION; DATA BASE; DESCEMET STRIPPING ENDOTHELIAL KERATOPLASTY; EYEBANK; FEMALE; GRAFT RECIPIENT; HUMAN; KERATOPLASTY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT INFORMATION; PENETRATING KERATOPLASTY; SURGEON; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT INDICATION;

EID: 84880143314     PISSN: 00084182     EISSN: 17153360     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcjo.2012.12.008     Document Type: Article

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