The role of ultrasound biomicroscopy in surgical planning for limbal dermoids

Cornea

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 604-606

  Lanzl, Ines M ^a,c   Augsburger, James J ^a   Hertle, Richard W ^b   Rapuano, Christopher ^a   Correa Melling, Zelia ^a   Santa Cruz, Cristian ^a  

^a THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA   (United States)

^c NONE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Child; Choristoma; Corneal diseases; Keratoplasty; Limbal dermoid; Surgical management; Ultrasound biomicroscopy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOMICROSCOPY; CHORISTOMA; CORNEA LIMBUS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; HUMAN; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TERATOMA; TREATMENT PLANNING; TUMOR LOCALIZATION;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CORNEAL DISEASES; DERMOID CYST; EYE NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; KERATOPLASTY, PENETRATING; LIMBUS CORNEAE; PHOTOMICROGRAPHY;

EID: 0031789772     PISSN: 02773740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00003226-199811000-00006     Document Type: Article

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