Contact Lens & Anterior Eye
Volume 32, Issue 6 , Pages 300-302 , December 2009

Non-resolving Descemet folds 2 years following deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty: The impact on visual outcome

  • S.R.H. Mohamed

      Affiliations

    • University Hospital Birmingham, United Kingdom
    • ,
  • A. Manna

      Affiliations

    • Birmingham and Midland Eye Centre, University Hospital Birmingham, City Hospital NHS Trust, Dudley Road, Birmingham, West Midlands B18 7QH, United Kingdom
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +44 121 554 3801.
    • ,
  • K. Amissah-Arthur

      Affiliations

    • Birmingham and Midland Eye Centre, University Hospital Birmingham, City Hospital NHS Trust, Dudley Road, Birmingham, West Midlands B18 7QH, United Kingdom
    • ,
  • P.J. McDonnell

      Affiliations

    • Birmingham and Midland Eye Centre, University Hospital Birmingham, City Hospital NHS Trust, Dudley Road, Birmingham, West Midlands B18 7QH, United Kingdom

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PII: S1367-0484(09)00101-5

doi: 10.1016/j.clae.2009.08.001

Contact Lens & Anterior Eye
Volume 32, Issue 6 , Pages 300-302 , December 2009

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