Visual outcome and histological findings following femtosecond laser-assisted versus microkeratome-assisted DSAEK

Graefe's Archive for Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology

Volumn 251, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 1979-1985

  Heinzelmann, S ^a   Maier, P ^a   Bohringer D ^a   Auw Hadrich C ^a   Reinhard, T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cornea; DSAEK; Femtosecond laser; Lamellar keratoplasty; Microkeratome

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASTIGMATISM; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CELL COUNT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA; DESCEMET STRIPPING ENDOTHELIAL KERATOPLASTY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; FEMALE; FEMTOSECOND LASER; FEMTOSECOND LASER ASSISTED DESCEMET STRIPPING ENDOTHELIAL KERATOPLASTY; FOLLOW UP; GRAFT FAILURE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; KERATOMETRY; MALE; MICROKERATOME; MICROKERATOME ASSISTED DESCEMET STRIPPING ENDOTHELIAL KERATOPLASTY; MICROSCOPY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PENETRATING KERATOPLASTY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRECUT GRAFT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGEON CUT GRAFT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TISSUE GRAFT; ULTRASTRUCTURE; VISION; VISUAL ACUITY;

AGED; ASTIGMATISM; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CELL COUNT; CORNEAL DYSTROPHIES, HEREDITARY; CORNEAL ENDOTHELIAL CELL LOSS; DESCEMET STRIPPING ENDOTHELIAL KERATOPLASTY; ENDOTHELIUM, CORNEAL; FEMALE; GRAFT REJECTION; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HUMANS; KERATOPLASTY, PENETRATING; LASERS, EXCIMER; MALE; ORGAN CULTURE TECHNIQUES; REOPERATION; TISSUE DONORS; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 84881186572     PISSN: 0721832X     EISSN: 1435702X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00417-013-2359-7     Document Type: Article

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