Laser welding in penetrating keratoplasty and cataract surgery in pediatric patients: Early results

Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery

Volumn 39, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 1829-1834

  Buzzonetti, Luca ^a   Capozzi, Paolo ^a   Petrocelli, Gianni ^a   Valente, Paola ^a   Petroni, Sergio ^a   Menabuoni, Luca ^b   Rossi, Francesca ^c   Pini, Roberto ^c  

^a BAMBINO GESÙ CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b MISERICORDIA E DOLCE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^c IFAC CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ASTIGMATISM; CATARACT EXTRACTION; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONGENITAL CATARACT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA INJURY; CORNEA OPACITY; FEMTOSECOND LASER; HUMAN; KERATOCONUS; LASER SURGERY; LASER WELDING; NYLON SUTURE; OPHTHALMIC DIODE LASER; OPHTHALMIC FORCEPS; OPHTHALMIC VISCOSURGICAL DEVICE; PENETRATING KERATOPLASTY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SUTURING METHOD; TISSUE ADHESION; WOUND CLOSURE;

ADOLESCENT; ASTIGMATISM; CATARACT; CATARACT EXTRACTION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CORNEAL OPACITY; CORNEAL STROMA; HUMANS; INFANT; KERATOCONUS; KERATOPLASTY, PENETRATING; LASER COAGULATION; LASERS, SEMICONDUCTOR; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84888396142     PISSN: 08863350     EISSN: 18734502     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrs.2013.05.046     Document Type: Article

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