Evolving indications for and trends in keratoplasty in British Columbia, Canada, from 2002 to 2011: A 10-year review

Cornea

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 252-256

  Tan, Johnson C H ^a,b   Holland, Simon P ^a,c   Dubord, Paul J ^a   Moloney, Gregory ^a   McCarthy, Martin ^a,d   Yeung, Sonia N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b TAN TOCK SENG HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^c Pacific Laser Eye Centre   (Canada)

^d Eye Bank of British Columbia ^*  (Canada)

Author keywords

Corneal transplant; Indications; Techniques; Trends

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BRITISH COLUMBIA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CORNEAL DISEASES; CORNEAL EDEMA; CORNEAL TRANSPLANTATION; DATABASES, FACTUAL; DESCEMET STRIPPING ENDOTHELIAL KERATOPLASTY; EYE BANKS; FEMALE; FUCHS' ENDOTHELIAL DYSTROPHY; HUMANS; INFANT; KERATOCONUS; KERATOPLASTY, PENETRATING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 84894102475     PISSN: 02773740     EISSN: 15364798     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ICO.0000000000000066     Document Type: Review

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