Real-time confocal microscopic observations on human corneal nerves and wound healing after excimer laser photorefractive keratectomy

Current Eye Research

Volumn 16, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 640-649

  Linna, Tuuli ^a   Tervo, Timo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Confocal microscopy; Cornea; Excimer laser keratectomy (PRK); Nerves; Wound healing

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CELL STRUCTURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA; CORNEA CELL; CORNEA EPITHELIUM; CORNEA INJURY; CORNEA TRANSPLANTATION; EPITHELIUM CELL; EXCIMER LASER; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGING; KERATECTOMY; MALE; NERVE; NERVE REGENERATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCAR; STROMA CELL; WOUND HEALING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COMPUTER SYSTEMS; CORNEA; CORNEAL TRANSPLANTATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; KERATECTOMY, PHOTOREFRACTIVE, EXCIMER LASER; MALE; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; MIDDLE AGED; NERVOUS SYSTEM; TIME FACTORS; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 0030801593     PISSN: 02713683     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1076/ceyr.16.7.640.5058     Document Type: Article

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