Keratoconus associated with corneal granular dystrophy in a patient of Italian origin

Cornea

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 121-122

  Wollensak, Gregor ^a,c   Green, William R ^a   Temprano, José ^b  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b INSTITUT UNIVERSITARI BARRAQUER   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL CARL GUSTAV CARUS   (Germany)

Author keywords

Electron microscopy; Genetic linkage; Granular dystrophy; Keratoconus; Light microscopy

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BOWMAN MEMBRANE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTACT LENS; CORNEA DYSTROPHY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; GENETIC LINKAGE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; ITALY; KERATOCONUS; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

ADOLESCENT; CORNEAL DYSTROPHIES, HEREDITARY; HUMANS; ITALY; KERATOCONUS; KERATOPLASTY, PENETRATING; MALE;

EID: 0036132675     PISSN: 02773740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00003226-200201000-00026     Document Type: Article

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