Descemet Membrane Endothelial Keratoplasty: Safety and Outcomes: A Report by the American Academy of Ophthalmology

Ophthalmology

Volumn 125, Issue 2, 2018, Pages 295-310

  Deng, Sophie X ^a   Lee, W Barry ^b   Hammersmith, Kristin M ^c   Kuo, Anthony N ^d   Li, Jennifer Y ^e   Shen, Joanne F ^f   Weikert, Mitchell P ^g   Shtein, Roni M ^h  

^a JULES STEIN EYE INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b Piedmont Hospital and Eye Consultants of Atlanta   (Georgia)

^c WILLS EYE HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^f MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^g CULLEN EYE INSTITUTE   (United States)

^h UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASTIGMATISM; BEST CORRECTED VISUAL ACUITY; COCHRANE LIBRARY; CORNEA DISEASE; CORNEAL ENDOTHELIAL DYSFUNCTION; DESCEMET MEMBRANE ENDOTHELIAL KERATOPLASTY; DESCEMET STRIPPING ENDOTHELIAL KERATOPLASTY; ENDOTHELIAL DYSFUNCTION; ENDOTHELIAL REJECTION; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; FOLLOW UP; GRAFT FAILURE; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HUMAN; IMMUNE REJECTION; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; MEDLINE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PARTIAL GRAFT DETACHMENT; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURVIVAL RATE; CONGENITAL CORNEA DYSTROPHY; OPHTHALMOLOGY; ORGANIZATION; PROCEDURES; UNITED STATES;

ACADEMIES AND INSTITUTES; DESCEMET STRIPPING ENDOTHELIAL KERATOPLASTY; FUCHS' ENDOTHELIAL DYSTROPHY; HUMANS; OPHTHALMOLOGY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 85029481883     PISSN: 01616420     EISSN: 15494713     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ophtha.2017.08.015     Document Type: Article

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