Modulation of the blood-aqueous barrier by light exposure in patients with uveitis

Canadian Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 244-249

  Cuzzani, Oscar ^a,b   Onodera, Tsuyoshi ^c   Gimbel, Howard V ^a,b  

^a GIMBEL EYE CENTRE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^c IWATE MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Blood aqueous barrier; Flare cell meter; Light exposure; Sunglasses; Uveitis

Indexed keywords

SCAVENGER;

ADULT; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BLOOD EYE BARRIER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EYE DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; LIGHT EXPOSURE; MALE; OUTPATIENT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; UVEITIS;

EID: 0030787812     PISSN: 00084182     EISSN: 17153360     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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