Multi-layer amniotic membrane graft for pterygium in a patient with xerod erma pigmentosum

Japanese Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 45, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 496-498

  Kobayashi, Akira ^a   Shirao, Yutaka ^a   Segawa, Yasunori ^a   Higashide, Tomomi ^a   Miwa, Saori ^a   Kawasaki, Kazuo ^a   Takata, Minoru ^a   Tseng, Scheffer C G ^b,c  

^a KANAZAWA UNIV SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Amniotic membrane; Multi layer graft; Pterygium; Xeroderma pigmentosum

Indexed keywords

AMNION; ARTICLE; AUTOGRAFT; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONJUNCTIVA; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EPITHELIZATION; EXTRAOCULAR MUSCLE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PTERYGIUM; SCHOOL CHILD; SCLERA; TISSUE INJURY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY; XERODERMA PIGMENTOSUM;

AMNION; CHILD; FEMALE; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HUMANS; PTERYGIUM; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY; XERODERMA PIGMENTOSUM;

EID: 0034802629     PISSN: 00215155     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0021-5155(01)00404-X     Document Type: Article

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