Confocal microscopy in Bowman and stromal corneal dystrophies

Ophthalmology

Volumn 106, Issue 9, 1999, Pages 1697-1704

  Werner, Leonardo P ^a   Werner, Liliana ^a   Dighiero, Paul ^a   Legeais, Jean Marc ^a   Renard, Gilles ^a  

^a HÔTEL DIEU   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BOWMAN MEMBRANE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; CONGENITAL CORNEA DYSTROPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA STROMA; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0033498357     PISSN: 01616420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0161-6420(99)90358-5     Document Type: Article

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