Keratoplasty in infants and children /
توقيع القرنية فى الأطفال
Ahmed Mohamed Mohamed Sharaf ; Supervised Tarek Abdelmageed Katamish ,Tamer A. Macky , Dalia H. Abdelraouf
- Cairo : Ahmed Mohamed Mohamed Sharaf , 2012
- 103P. : facsimiles ; 25cm
Thesis (M.Sc.) - Cairo University - Faculty of Medicine - Department of Ophthalmology
Corneal transplantation in a pediatric patient population poses special challenges that are not eccountered in adults . The surgical procedure is technically more complex because of small size of the globe , reduced rigidity of the cornea and sclera and positive vitreous pressure with frequent anterior displacement of the lens - iris diaphragm