Scientific article
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Combined penetrating keratoplasty and vitreoretinal surgery with silicone oil: a 1-year follow-up

Publication date2003
Abstract

The aim of this study was to assess the functional outcome of eyes with corneal and vitreoretinal diseases following combined surgical procedures (pars plana vitrectomy with temporary keratoprosthesis, vitreoretinal surgery, and penetrating keratoplasty with intravitreal silicone oil tamponade) and to evaluate the factors preserving the clarity of grafts.

Keywords
  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Child
  • Corneal Diseases/complications/surgery
  • Female
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Graft Survival
  • Humans
  • Intraocular Pressure
  • Keratoplasty, Penetrating/methods
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Postoperative Complications
  • Retinal Detachment/complications/surgery
  • Silicone Oils/therapeutic use
  • Visual Acuity
  • Vitrectomy/methods
Affiliation entities Not a UNIGE publication
Citation (ISO format)
ROTERS, Sigrid et al. Combined penetrating keratoplasty and vitreoretinal surgery with silicone oil: a 1-year follow-up. In: Graefe’s archive for clinical and experimental ophthalmology, 2003, vol. 241, n° 1, p. 24–33. doi: 10.1007/s00417-002-0587-3
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Journal ISSN0721-832X
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