Center and surgeon effect on outcomes of endothelial keratoplasty versus penetrating keratoplasty in the United Kingdom

American Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 158, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 957-966.e1

  Greenrod, Edward B ^a   Jones, Mark N A ^b   Kaye, Stephen ^c   Larkin, Daniel F P ^a  

^a MOORFIELDS EYE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NHS BLOOD AND TRANSPLANT   (United Kingdom)

^c ROYAL LIVERPOOL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; COHORT ANALYSIS; DYSTROPHY; ENDOTHELIAL KERATOPLASTY; FEMALE; GLAUCOMA; GRAFT FAILURE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFANT; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; KERATOPATHY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEWBORN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PENETRATING KERATOPLASTY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REFRACTION ERROR; REGISTER; SCHOOL CHILD; SURGICAL RISK; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT FAILURE; UNITED KINGDOM; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CORNEA ENDOTHELIUM; DESCEMET STRIPPING ENDOTHELIAL KERATOPLASTY; FOLLOW UP; FUCHS' ENDOTHELIAL DYSTROPHY; GRAFT REJECTION; INCIDENCE; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PROCEDURES; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TRANSPLANTATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DESCEMET STRIPPING ENDOTHELIAL KERATOPLASTY; ENDOTHELIUM, CORNEAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FUCHS' ENDOTHELIAL DYSTROPHY; GRAFT REJECTION; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; KERATOPLASTY, PENETRATING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURGICENTERS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 84908655899     PISSN: 00029394     EISSN: 18791891     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajo.2014.07.037     Document Type: Article

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