Phacodyne versus VisionBlue as vital dyes in Descemet membrane endothelial keratoplasty

Graefe's Archive for Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology

Volumn 253, Issue 8, 2015, Pages 1411-1412

  Bucher, Franziska ^a   Simons, Hans G ^a   Cursiefen, Claus ^a   Heindl, Ludwig M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TRYPAN BLUE; XANTHOPHYLL; COLORING AGENT; DRUG COMBINATION; PHACODYNE;

CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA; CORNEA ENDOTHELIUM; CYTOTOXICITY; DESCEMET MEMBRANE; DESCEMET MEMBRANE ENDOTHELIAL KERATOPLASTY; HUMAN; LETTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; CELL COUNT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CORNEAL ENDOTHELIAL CELL LOSS; DESCEMET STRIPPING ENDOTHELIAL KERATOPLASTY; DONOR; DRUG COMBINATION; DRUG EFFECTS; PATHOLOGY; PROCEDURES; STAINING; TRANSPLANTATION;

CELL COUNT; COLORING AGENTS; CORNEAL ENDOTHELIAL CELL LOSS; DESCEMET MEMBRANE; DESCEMET STRIPPING ENDOTHELIAL KERATOPLASTY; DRUG COMBINATIONS; ENDOTHELIUM, CORNEAL; HUMANS; LUTEIN; STAINING AND LABELING; TISSUE AND ORGAN PROCUREMENT; TISSUE DONORS; TRYPAN BLUE;

EID: 84938418846     PISSN: 0721832X     EISSN: 1435702X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00417-014-2914-x     Document Type: Letter

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