Surgical techniques for corneal transplantation

The first successful corneal transplant was performed in 1905 by an Austrian ophthalmologist named Eduard Zirm. Penetrating keratoplasty has been the dominating procedure for almost 100 years, but in the past 15 years there has been rapid development of different surgical techniques. The aim of th...

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Main Authors:	M.S. Spitzer, H. Mushumba, K. Pueschel, L. Mutesa, M.K. Casagrande
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Rwanda Biomedical Centre (RBC)/Rwanda Health Communication Center 2019-12-01
Series:	Rwanda Medical Journal
Subjects:	transplantation cornea keratoplasty lamellar penetrating
Online Access:	http://www.bioline.org.br/pdf?rw19022

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spelling	doaj-fb48db8c73dd4c1d9b4872e59c879e8a2020-11-25T03:15:36ZengRwanda Biomedical Centre (RBC)/Rwanda Health Communication CenterRwanda Medical Journal2079-097X2410-86262019-12-017643941Surgical techniques for corneal transplantationM.S. Spitzer0H. Mushumba1K. Pueschel2L. Mutesa3M.K. Casagrande4Department of Ophthalmology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf (UKE), Hamburg, GermanyInstitute of Legal Medicine, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, GermanyInstitute of Legal Medicine, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, GermanySchool of of Medicine and Pharmacy, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of RwandaDepartment of Ophthalmology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf (UKE), Hamburg, GermanyThe first successful corneal transplant was performed in 1905 by an Austrian ophthalmologist named Eduard Zirm. Penetrating keratoplasty has been the dominating procedure for almost 100 years, but in the past 15 years there has been rapid development of different surgical techniques. The aim of this paper is to provide an overview on the types of corneal transplantation commonly employed today.http://www.bioline.org.br/pdf?rw19022transplantationcorneakeratoplastylamellarpenetrating
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title	Surgical techniques for corneal transplantation
title_short	Surgical techniques for corneal transplantation
title_full	Surgical techniques for corneal transplantation
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publisher	Rwanda Biomedical Centre (RBC)/Rwanda Health Communication Center
series	Rwanda Medical Journal
issn	2079-097X 2410-8626
publishDate	2019-12-01
description	The first successful corneal transplant was performed in 1905 by an Austrian ophthalmologist named Eduard Zirm. Penetrating keratoplasty has been the dominating procedure for almost 100 years, but in the past 15 years there has been rapid development of different surgical techniques. The aim of this paper is to provide an overview on the types of corneal transplantation commonly employed today.
topic	transplantation cornea keratoplasty lamellar penetrating
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Surgical techniques for corneal transplantation

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