Confocal microscopy of the cornea

Progress in Retinal and Eye Research

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 553-628

  Böhnke, Matthias ^a   Masters, Barry R ^a  

^a University Eye Clinic Bern   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

BIOMICROSCOPY; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; CORNEA; CORNEA DISEASE; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EYE PHOTOGRAPHY; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SLIT LAMP;

EID: 0033041557     PISSN: 13509462     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1350-9462(98)00028-7     Document Type: Article

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