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GREFFE LAMELLAIRE [1 record]

Record 1 2012-02-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Eye Surgery
DEF

[Graft which consists of replacing] the superficial layers of an opaque cornea by a thin layer of clear cornea from a donor eye.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chirurgie de l'œil
DEF

Greffe qui consiste à ne remplacer que deux couches superficielles de la cornée.

CONT

On parle de greffe transfixiante lorsque toute l'épaisseur de la cornée est remplacée, de greffe lamellaire antérieure lorsqu'il s'agit uniquement de la partie externe de la cornée qui est greffée et l'on parle de greffe pré-descemétique lorsque toute la cornée est greffée sauf sa couche la plus profonde (membrane de Descemet + couche endothéliale).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Cirugía del ojo
DEF

[Injerto que consiste en sustituir] las capas superficiales de una córnea opaca o láminas transparentes provenientes de un donante sano.

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