Spherical Indentations of Human and Rabbit Corneal Epithelium Following Extended Contact Lens Wear

CLAO Journal

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 177-180

  Ladage, Patrick M ^a,b   Petroll, W Matthew ^a   Jester, James V ^a   Fisher, Stephen ^a   Bergmanson, Jan P G ^b   Cavanagh, H Dwight ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Confocal microscopy; Corneal epithelium; Extended lens wear; Mucin balls; Silicone hydrogel lens

Indexed keywords

SILICONE; KI 67 ANTIGEN;

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CELL DENSITY; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; CONTACT LENS; CORNEA EPITHELIUM; EPITHELIUM CELL; EXTENDED WEAR CONTACT LENS; HUMAN; HYDROGEL; NONHUMAN; RABBIT; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; ADULT; ANIMAL; CORNEA DISEASE; FEMALE; MALE; METABOLISM; PATHOLOGY; STROMA CELL;

ADULT; ANIMALS; CONTACT LENSES, EXTENDED-WEAR; CORNEAL DISEASES; EPITHELIUM, CORNEAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; KI-67 ANTIGEN; MALE; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; RABBITS; STROMAL CELLS;

EID: 0036781851     PISSN: 07338902     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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