Pediatric Corneal Transplantation—Where Are We Heading?

Current Ophthalmology Reports

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2017, Pages 23-37

  Fung, Simon S M ^a   Ali, Asim ^a   Mireskandari, Kamiar ^a  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Corneal transplant; Keratoplasty; Pediatric

Indexed keywords

MOXIFLOXACIN; PREDNISOLONE;

ANTERIOR EYE SEGMENT; CONGENITAL DISORDER; CORNEA DISEASE; CORNEA OPACITY; CORNEA TRANSPLANTATION; DEEP LAMELLAR ENDOTHELIAL KERATOPLASTY; ENDOTHELIAL KERATOPLASTY; EYE INFECTION; FOLLOW UP; GRAFT FAILURE; GRAFT REJECTION; HUMAN; OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY; PEDIATRICS; PENETRATING KERATOPLASTY; PETERS ANOMALY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SECONDARY GLAUCOMA; SLIT LAMP MICROSCOPY; SUTURE TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 85041475211     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21674868     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s40135-017-0126-3     Document Type: Review

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