Potential causes of incomplete visual rehabilitation at 6 months postoperative after Descemet membrane endothelial keratoplasty

American Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 156, Issue 4, 2013, Pages

  Dapena, Isabel ^a   Yeh, Ru Yin ^a   Baydoun, Lamis ^a   Cabrerizo, Javier ^a   Van Dijk, Korine ^a   Ham, Lisanne ^a   Melles, Gerrit R J ^a  

^a NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR INNOVATIVE OCULAR SURGERY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BIOMICROSCOPY; CATARACT; CONTACT LENS; CORNEA EDEMA; DESCEMET MEMBRANE ENDOTHELIAL KERATOPLASTY; DIABETIC RETINOPATHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GLAUCOMA; HIGH MYOPIA; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPHTHALMOSCOPY; OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REHABILITATION CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPECULAR MICROSCOPY; TREATMENT DURATION; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 84884586964     PISSN: 00029394     EISSN: 18791891     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajo.2013.05.022     Document Type: Article

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