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Corneal transplant

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Before and after corneal surgery
Corneal transplant - series
Corneal transplant - series
Alternative Names

Keratoplasty; Penetrating keratoplasty


References

Yanoff M, Duker JS, Augsburger JJ, et al. Ophthalmology. 2nd ed. St. Louis, Mo: Mosby; 2004:204-209.

Mian S. Regulation of eye banking and uses of ocular tissue for transplantation. Clin Lab Med. Sept 2005; 25(3): 607-24.


Review Date: 02/22/2007
Reviewed By: Manju Subramanian, MD, Assistant Professor in Ophthalmology, Vitreoretinal Disease and Surgery, Boston University Eye Associates, Boston, MA. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.

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