Is tear calcium an indicator of ocular calcification in patients with chronic renal failure?

European Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 181-184

  Oto, S ^a,b   Aydin, P ^a   Haberal, A ^a   Dursun, D ^a   Yilmaz, A ^a  

^a BASKENT UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b NONE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Chronic renal failure; Corneo conjunctival calcification; Hemodialysis; Tear calcium

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CALCIFICATION; CHRONIC KIDNEY FAILURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEMODIALYSIS; HUMAN; LACRIMAL FLUID; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0031006585     PISSN: 11206721     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/112067219700700211     Document Type: Article

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