Autosomal recessive cornea plana: In vivo corneal morphology and corneal sensitivity

Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science

Volumn 41, Issue 8, 2000, Pages 2120-2126

  Vesaluoma, Minna H ^d   Sankila, Eeva Marja ^d   Gallar, Juana ^a   Müller, Linda J ^b   Petroll, W Matthew ^c   Moilanen, Jukka A O ^d   Forsius, Henrik ^d   Tervo, Timo M T ^d  

^a CSIC   (Spain)

^b NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR NEUROSCIENCE   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS   (United States)

^d NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOSOMAL RECESSIVE DISORDER; BOWMAN MEMBRANE; CASE REPORT; COLD; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; CORNEA DISEASE; FEMALE; HEAT; HUMAN; MALE; MECHANICAL STIMULATION; NERVE ENDING; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

CORNEA; CORNEAL DYSTROPHIES, HEREDITARY; CORNEAL STROMA; EPITHELIUM, CORNEAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; MIDDLE AGED; NERVE FIBERS; OPHTHALMIC NERVE; REFLEX; SENSATION;

EID: 0033949432     PISSN: 01460404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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