One-year outcome after Descemet membrane endothelial keratoplasty (DMEK) comparing sulfur hexafluoride (SF6) 20% versus 100% air for anterior chamber tamponade

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 101, Issue 7, 2017, Pages 902-908

  Schaub, Friederike ^a   Enders, Philip ^a   Snijders, Katharina ^a   Schrittenlocher, Silvia ^a   Siebelmann, Sebastian ^a   Heindl, Ludwig M ^a   Bachmann, Björn O ^a   Cursiefen, Claus ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cornea; Dystrophy

Indexed keywords

SULFUR HEXAFLUORIDE;

AGED; ANTERIOR EYE CHAMBER; ARTICLE; BEST CORRECTED VISUAL ACUITY; CELL DENSITY; CENTRAL CORNEAL THICKNESS; CLINICAL OUTCOME; DESCEMET MEMBRANE ENDOTHELIAL KERATOPLASTY; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; FEMALE; GRAFT DETACHMENT; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PEROPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; ADULT; CORNEA; CORNEAL ENDOTHELIAL CELL LOSS; CORNEAL PACHYMETRY; DESCEMET STRIPPING ENDOTHELIAL KERATOPLASTY; ENDOTAMPONADE; FOLLOW UP; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; PROCEDURES; TIME FACTOR; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VERY ELDERLY; VISUAL ACUITY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTERIOR CHAMBER; CORNEA; CORNEAL ENDOTHELIAL CELL LOSS; CORNEAL PACHYMETRY; DESCEMET STRIPPING ENDOTHELIAL KERATOPLASTY; ENDOTAMPONADE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SULFUR HEXAFLUORIDE; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84995376233     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: 14682079     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjophthalmol-2016-309653     Document Type: Article

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