Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery
Volume 32, Issue 3 , Pages 411-418 , March 2006

Descemet's stripping with endothelial keratoplasty in 200 eyes: Early challenges and techniques to enhance donor adherence

  • Francis W. Price Jr., MD
    • ,
  • Marianne O. Price, PhD

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    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests to Marianne O. Price, PhD, Cornea Research Foundation of America 9002 North Meridian Street, Suite 212 Indianapolis, Indiana 46260, USA.

,Accepted 1 August 2005.

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 Presented in part at the ASCRS Symposium on Cataract, IOL and Refractive Surgery, Washington, DC, USA, April 15–19, 2005.F.W. Price received travel grants from Moria. The other author has no financial or proprietary interest in any material or method mentioned.Clorissa Quillin, Stacey Henderson, Susan Simon, and the staff of Price Vision Group for provided outstanding technical assistance.

PII: S0886-3350(05)01076-X

doi: 10.1016/j.jcrs.2005.12.078

Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery
Volume 32, Issue 3 , Pages 411-418 , March 2006

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