Planned Descemetorhexis Without Endothelial Keratoplasty in Eyes with Fuchs Corneal Endothelial Dystrophy

Cornea

Volumn 34, Issue 9, 2015, Pages 1149-1151

  Koenig, Steven B ^a  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

Author keywords

corneal edema; descemetorhexis; DMEK; DSAEK; endothelial keratoplasty; Fuchs dystrophy

Indexed keywords

OFLOXACIN; PREDNISOLONE ACETATE;

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CATARACT; CENTRAL CORNEAL THICKNESS; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONGENITAL CORNEA DYSTROPHY; CORNEA EDEMA; CORNEA ENDOTHELIUM; CORNEA SURGERY; DESCEMET MEMBRANE; DESCEMETORHEXIS; ELECTIVE SURGERY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; PHACOEMULSIFICATION; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURGICAL PATIENT; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT; COMPLICATION; CORNEAL PACHYMETRY; FUCHS' ENDOTHELIAL DYSTROPHY; KERATOMETRY; LENS IMPLANTATION; PHYSIOLOGY; TRANSPLANTATION;

AGED; CATARACT; CORNEAL PACHYMETRY; CORNEAL TOPOGRAPHY; DESCEMET MEMBRANE; ENDOTHELIUM, CORNEAL; FUCHS' ENDOTHELIAL DYSTROPHY; HUMANS; LENS IMPLANTATION, INTRAOCULAR; MALE; PHACOEMULSIFICATION; PILOT PROJECTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 84939804615     PISSN: 02773740     EISSN: 15364798     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ICO.0000000000000531     Document Type: Article

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