Corneal endothelium after deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty and penetrating keratoplasty for keratoconus: A four-year comparative study

Corneal endothelium after deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty and penetrating keratoplasty for keratoconus: A four-year comparative study

Purpose: To compare the status of corneal endothelium and central corneal thickness within the first four postoperative years after deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty (DALK) and penetrating keratoplasty (PK) in patients with keratoconus. Materials and Methods: Thirty-nine eyes (Group A) which had P...

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Main Authors: Anil Kubaloglu, Arif Koytak, Esin Sogutlu Sari, Sibel Akyol, Ekrem Kurnaz, Yusuf Ozerturk
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2012-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Ophthalmology
Subjects:
Band-shaped keratopathy
corneal dystrophy
phototherapeutic keratectomy
phototherapeutic keratectomy with amniotic membrane grafts
scar
and Salzmann nodular degeneration
Kaplan Meier survival analysis
multivariate Cox Proportional Hazard Regression analysis
optical penetrating keratoplasties
Myopia
phakic refractive intraocular lens
refractive surgery
23-Gauge vitrectomy
rhegmatogenous retinal detachment
sutureless vitrectomy
Deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty
endothelial cell density
keratoconus
penetrating keratoplasty
Online Access:http://www.ijo.in/article.asp?issn=0301-4738;year=2012;volume=60;issue=1;spage=35;epage=40;aulast=Kubaloglu

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