Histological and ultrastructural study of corneal endothelium after excimer laser ablation in rabbit

Journal of Japanese Ophthalmological Society

Volumn 101, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 801-807

  Ito, Mayumi ^a,b   Takahashi, Jiro ^a   Fushimi, Noriko ^a   Sakimoto, Takashi ^a   Sawa, Mitsuru ^a  

^a NIHON UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b NONE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Corneal endothelium; Excimer laser; Photorefractive keratectomy

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA ENDOTHELIUM; DESCEMET MEMBRANE; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; EXCIMER LASER; HISTOLOGY; KERATECTOMY; NONHUMAN; RABBIT; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMALS; ENDOTHELIUM, CORNEAL; KERATECTOMY, PHOTOREFRACTIVE, EXCIMER LASER; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; RABBITS;

EID: 0030667691     PISSN: 00290203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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