Evaluation of infectious crystalline keratitis with confocal microscopy in a case series

Cornea

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 21-26

  Sutphin, John E ^a,b,c   Kantor, Arturo L ^a   Mathers, William D ^a   Mehaffey, Mary G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^b UNIFORMED SERVICES UNIVERSITY OF THE HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF IOWA HOSPITALS AND CLINICS   (United States)

Author keywords

Confocal microscope; Crystalline keratopathy; Infectious keratitis; Keratoplasty; Stromal deposits

Indexed keywords

CEFAZOLIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BIOMICROSCOPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; CORNEA STROMA; CRYSTAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRAOCULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; KERATITIS; KERATOPATHY; MALE; PENETRATING KERATOPLASTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SLIT LAMP;

EID: 0031023606     PISSN: 02773740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00003226-199701000-00005     Document Type: Article

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