Standardized Descemet membrane endothelial keratoplasty (DMEK): Technique and latest results;Standardisierte Descemet-Membran-Endothelkeratoplastik (DMEK): Technik und aktuelle Ergebnisse

Ophthalmologe

Volumn 111, Issue 11, 2014, Pages 1041-1049

  Ciechanowski, P P ^a,d   Droutsas, K ^a,b   Baydoun, L ^a   Dirisamer, M ^a,c   Oellerich, S ^a   Melles, G R J ^a  

^a NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR INNOVATIVE OCULAR SURGERY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL MARBURG   (Germany)

^c KEPLER UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Austria)

^d TRIEMLI HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Cornea; Descemet membrane; Fuchs endothelial dystrophy; Posterior lamellar keratoplasty; Visual rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; COMPLICATION; CORNEAL DISEASES; DESCEMET STRIPPING ENDOTHELIAL KERATOPLASTY; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STANDARDS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VERY ELDERLY; VISION DISORDERS; VISUAL ACUITY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CORNEAL DISEASES; DESCEMET STRIPPING ENDOTHELIAL KERATOPLASTY; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISION DISORDERS; VISUAL ACUITY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84911481017     PISSN: 0941293X     EISSN: 14330423     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00347-013-3014-8     Document Type: Article

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