Corneal morphology and sensitivity in lattice dystrophy type II (familial amyloidosis, Finnish type)

Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 634-641

  Rosenberg, M E ^a   Tervo, T M T ^a   Gallar, J ^a   Acosta, M C ^a   Muller L J ^a   Moilanen, J A O ^a   Tarkkanen, A H A ^a   Vesaluoma, M H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMYLOID; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CARBON DIOXIDE; EYE DROPS; GELSOLIN;

ADULT; AGED; AMYLOIDOSIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLD SENSITIVITY; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA DISEASE; CORNEA EPITHELIUM; CORNEA EROSION; CORNEA STROMA; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; FAMILIAL DISEASE; FEMALE; FINLAND; GAS ANALYSIS; GAS ESTHESIOMETRY; GLAUCOMA; HUMAN; IN VIVO STUDY; KERATITIS; MALE; MECHANICAL STIMULATION; MERETOJA SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSORY DYSFUNCTION; THERMAL STIMULATION; TRABECULECTOMY; TRABECULOPLASTY;

ADULT; AGED; AMYLOIDOSIS; CORNEA; CORNEAL DYSTROPHIES, HEREDITARY; CRANIAL NERVE DISEASES; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES, OPHTHALMOLOGICAL; FEMALE; GELSOLIN; HUMANS; MALE; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; MIDDLE AGED; NERVE FIBERS; OPHTHALMIC NERVE; SENSATION DISORDERS;

EID: 0035092658     PISSN: 01460404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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