Descemet membrane endothelial keratoplasty donor preparation: Navigating challenges and improving efficiency

Cornea

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 319-325

  Tenkman, Lawrence R ^a   Price, Francis W ^b   Price, Marianne O ^c  

^a Bennett and Bloom Eye Centers   (United States)

^b PRICE VISION GROUP   (United States)

^c Lautert)   (United States)

Author keywords

DMEK; Donor preparation; Horseshoe tear; Line rule; SCUBA

Indexed keywords

DESCEMET MEMBRANE; DESCEMET STRIPPING ENDOTHELIAL KERATOPLASTY; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, GRADUATE; ENDOTHELIUM, CORNEAL; HUMANS; LEARNING CURVE; OPHTHALMOLOGY; SPECIMEN HANDLING; TISSUE AND ORGAN HARVESTING; TISSUE DONORS;

EID: 84894051333     PISSN: 02773740     EISSN: 15364798     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ICO.0000000000000045     Document Type: Article

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