Penetrating Keratoplasty in Congenital Hereditary Endothelial Dystrophy

Ozdemir B., Kubaloglu A., Koytak A., Coskun E., Cinar Y., Sari E., ...More

CORNEA, vol.31, no.4, pp.359-365, 2012 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 31 Issue: 4
  • Publication Date: 2012
  • Doi Number: 10.1097/ico.0b013e31823d03af
  • Journal Name: CORNEA
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.359-365
  • Keywords: congenital hereditary endothelial dystrophy, penetrating keratoplasty, graft survival, YOUNG-CHILDREN, SLC4A11 GENE
  • Bursa Uludag University Affiliated: No

Abstract

Purpose: To compare the results of penetrating keratoplasty (PK) in a series of congenital hereditary endothelial dystrophy (CHED) patients operated at amblyogenic years and at later ages.