A comparison of lamellar and penetrating keratoplasty outcomes: A registry study

Ophthalmology

Volumn 121, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 979-987

  Coster, Douglas J ^a   Lowe, Marie T ^a   Keane, Miriam C ^a   Williams, Keryn A ^a  

^a FLINDERS MEDICAL CENTRE   (Australia)

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONGENITAL CORNEA DYSTROPHY; DEEP ANTERIOR LAMELLAR KERATOPLASTY; DESCEMET STRIPPING ENDOTHELIAL KERATOPLASTY; ENDOKERATOPLASTY; ENDOTHELIAL KERATOPLASTY; FOLLOW UP; GRAFT FAILURE; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HUMAN; ICD-9; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; KERATOCONUS; KERATOPATHY; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PENETRATING KERATOPLASTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; VISUAL ACUITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AUSTRALIA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COHORT STUDIES; CORNEAL DISEASES; DESCEMET STRIPPING ENDOTHELIAL KERATOPLASTY; FEMALE; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HUMANS; INFANT; KERATOPLASTY, PENETRATING; LEARNING CURVE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REGISTRIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84899958035     PISSN: 01616420     EISSN: 15494713     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ophtha.2013.12.017     Document Type: Article

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