Intraocular osseous metaplasia. A clinico-pathological study

Indian Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 183-188

  Vemuganti, Geeta K ^a   Honavar, Santosh G ^a   Jalali, Subhadra ^a  

^a L V PRASAD EYE INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Enucleated eyes; Histopathology; Osseous metaplasia; Staphyloma

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; ENUCLEATION; FEMALE; HETEROTOPIC OSSIFICATION; HUMAN; MALE; METAPLASIA; PATHOLOGY; PIGMENT EPITHELIUM; RETINA DISEASE; RISK FACTOR; TIME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; EYE ENUCLEATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; METAPLASIA; OSSIFICATION, HETEROTOPIC; PIGMENT EPITHELIUM OF EYE; RETINAL DISEASES; RISK FACTORS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0036717376     PISSN: 03014738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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