Air versus sulfur hexafluoride gas tamponade in descemet membrane endothelial keratoplasty: A fellow eye comparison

Cornea

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2018, Pages 15-19

  Von Marchtaler, Philipp V ^a   Weller, Julia M ^a   Kruse, Friedrich E ^a   Tourtas, Theofilos ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ERLANGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

DMEK; Endothelial keratoplasty; Graft adhesion; Pupillary block; Sulfur hexafluoride gas

Indexed keywords

SULFUR HEXAFLUORIDE;

AGED; AIR; ANTERIOR EYE CHAMBER; ARTICLE; BEST CORRECTED VISUAL ACUITY; CELL DENSITY; CLINICAL OUTCOME; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONGENITAL CORNEA DYSTROPHY; DESCEMET MEMBRANE ENDOTHELIAL KERATOPLASTY; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GAS ANALYSIS; HUMAN; IRIDOTOMY; LASER SURGERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TISSUE CULTURE; CELL COUNT; CORNEA ENDOTHELIUM; CORNEAL ENDOTHELIAL CELL LOSS; DESCEMET STRIPPING ENDOTHELIAL KERATOPLASTY; ENDOTAMPONADE; PATHOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PROCEDURES; VISUAL ACUITY;

AGED; AIR; CELL COUNT; CORNEAL ENDOTHELIAL CELL LOSS; DESCEMET STRIPPING ENDOTHELIAL KERATOPLASTY; ENDOTAMPONADE; ENDOTHELIUM, CORNEAL; FEMALE; FUCHS' ENDOTHELIAL DYSTROPHY; HUMANS; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SULFUR HEXAFLUORIDE; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 85045100080     PISSN: 02773740     EISSN: 15364798     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ICO.0000000000001413     Document Type: Article

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