In vivo confocal microscopy of patients with corneal recurrent erosion syndrome or epithelial basement membrane dystrophy

Ophthalmology

Volumn 107, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 565-573

  Rosenberg, Maria E ^a   Tervo, Timo M T ^a   Petroll, W Matthew ^b   Vesaluoma, Minna H ^a  

^a HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BASEMENT MEMBRANE; BIOMICROSCOPY; BOWMAN MEMBRANE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA CELL; CORNEA DYSTROPHY; CORNEA ENDOTHELIUM; CORNEA EPITHELIUM; CORNEA EROSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; IN VIVO STUDY; MALE; NERVE PLEXUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; SLIT LAMP;

ADULT; AGED; BASEMENT MEMBRANE; CORNEA; CORNEAL DYSTROPHIES, HEREDITARY; CORNEAL EDEMA; EPITHELIUM, CORNEAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; MIDDLE AGED; NERVE FIBERS; OPHTHALMIC NERVE; RECURRENCE; SYNDROME;

EID: 0034105089     PISSN: 01616420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0161-6420(99)00086-X     Document Type: Article

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