American Journal of Ophthalmology
Volume 150, Issue 6 , Pages 790-797.e2 , December 2010

Spontaneous Reattachment of Descemet Stripping Automated Endothelial Keratoplasty Lenticles: A Case Series of 12 Patients

  • Daniel D. Hayes

      Affiliations

    • Department of Ophthalmology, North Shore—Long Island Jewish Health System, Great Neck, New York
    • ,
  • Carolyn Y. Shih

      Affiliations

    • Department of Ophthalmology, North Shore—Long Island Jewish Health System, Great Neck, New York
    • Corresponding Author InformationInquiries to Carolyn Y. Shih, Department of Ophthalmology, North Shore—Long Island Jewish Health System, 600 Northern Boulevard, Suite 214, Great Neck, NY 11040
    • ,
  • Neda Shamie

      Affiliations

    • Department of Ophthalmology, Devers Eye Institute, Portland, Oregon
    • ,
  • Mark A. Terry

      Affiliations

    • Department of Ophthalmology, Devers Eye Institute, Portland, Oregon
    • ,
  • Francis W. Price Jr.

      Affiliations

    • Price Vision Group, Indianapolis, Indiana
    • Department of Ophthalmology, Cornea Research Foundation of America, Indianapolis, Indiana
    • ,
  • Marianne O. Price

      Affiliations

    • Price Vision Group, Indianapolis, Indiana
    • Department of Ophthalmology, Cornea Research Foundation of America, Indianapolis, Indiana
    • ,
  • David C. Ritterband

      Affiliations

    • Department of Ophthalmology, New York Eye and Ear Infirmary, New York, New York
    • ,
  • Sadeer B. Hannush

      Affiliations

    • Department of Ophthalmology, Wills Eye Institute, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
    • ,
  • Mark S. Gorovoy

      Affiliations

    • Department of Ophthalmology, Gorovoy MD Eye Specialists, Fort Myers, Florida
    • ,
  • Robert W. Weisenthal

      Affiliations

    • Department of Ophthalmology, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, New York
    • ,
  • Robert Ritch

      Affiliations

    • Department of Ophthalmology, New York Eye and Ear Infirmary, New York, New York
    • Department of Ophthalmology, New York Medical College, Valhalla, New York
    • ,
  • Jeffrey M. Liebmann

      Affiliations

    • Department of Ophthalmology, New York Eye and Ear Infirmary, New York, New York
    • ,
  • Ira J. Udell

      Affiliations

    • Department of Ophthalmology, North Shore—Long Island Jewish Health System, Great Neck, New York
    • Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York

,Accepted 12 June 2010.

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PII: S0002-9394(10)00432-0

doi: 10.1016/j.ajo.2010.06.008

American Journal of Ophthalmology
Volume 150, Issue 6 , Pages 790-797.e2 , December 2010

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