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Descemetic and Predescemetic DALK in Keratoconus Patients: A Clinical and Confocal Perspective Study

Domenico Schiano‐Lomoriello, Rossella Annamaria Colabelli-Gisoldi, Mario Nubile, Francesco Oddone, Giorgio Ducoli, Carlo Maria Villani, Leonardo Mastropasqua, Augusto Pocobelli

BioMed Research International · 2014 · 23 citations · 13 references

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Abstract

At 1 month D-DALK seems to lead to a minor interface reflectivity and to a better BCVA; these differences disappear after 6 months and the values of interface reflectivity and BCVA are comparable between D-DALK and PD-DALK.

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