Electron microscopy findings on an intraocular lens in the uveitis, glaucoma, hyphaema syndrome

Eye

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 827-829

  Asaria, R H Y ^a   Salmon, J F ^a   Skinner, A R ^b   Ferguson, D J P ^b   McDonald, B ^c  

^a OXFORD EYE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b JOHN RADCLIFFE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c RADCLIFFE INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Electron microscopy; Intraocular lens implant; Melanosomes; Uveitis glaucoma hyphaema (UGH) syndrome

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; GLAUCOMA; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPHEMA; IRIS; LENS IMPLANT; MALE; MELANOCYTE; MELANOSOME; PIGMENT CELL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; UVEITIS;

EID: 0031454621     PISSN: 0950222X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/eye.1997.213     Document Type: Article

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