The outcome of corneal grafting in patients with stromal keratitis of herpetic and non-herpetic origin
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The outcome of corneal grafting in patients with stromal keratitis of herpetic and non-herpetic origin.
AIM To evaluate the outcome of corneal grafting in patients with stromal keratitis of herpetic (HSK) and non-herpetic origin, using predefined diagnostic criteria and standardised postoperative therapeutic strategies. METHODS 384 adult immunocompetent recipients of a corneal graft for herpetic (n = 186) or non-herpetic (n = 198) keratitis were followed up prospectively for up to 5 years. RE...
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عنوان ژورنال: British Journal of Ophthalmology
سال: 2002
ISSN: 0007-1161
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.86.6.646