Introduction to the use of the Boston keratoprosthesis

Expert Review of Ophthalmology

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 41-48

  Dohlman, Claes H ^a   Harissi Dagher, Mona ^a   Khan, Bilal F ^a   Sippel, Kimberly ^a   Aquavella, James V ^b   Graney, John M ^c  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

^c JG Machine Co   (United States)

Author keywords

autoimmune disease; Boston keratoprosthesis; corneal blindness; corneal transplantation failure

Indexed keywords

EID: 85011677303     PISSN: 17469899     EISSN: 17469902     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1586/17469899.1.1.41     Document Type: Article

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