Microstructural analysis of Salzmann's nodular degeneration by in vivo confocal microscopy

Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 367-368

  Ku, Judy Y F ^a   Grupcheva, Christina N ^a   McGhee, Charles N J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Cornea; In vivo confocal microscopy; Salzmann's nodular degeneration

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; CORTICOSTEROID DERIVATIVE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BASAL CELL; BIOPSY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL OBSERVATION; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; CORNEA DYSTROPHY; CORNEA EPITHELIUM; CORNEA STROMA; CYTOARCHITECTURE; DESCEMET MEMBRANE; DISEASE SEVERITY; EPITHELIUM HYPERPLASIA; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; EYE IRRITATION; HERPES SIMPLEX KERATITIS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IN VIVO STUDY; INFORMED CONSENT; KERATINOCYTE; MALE; PATHOLOGICAL ANATOMY; SALZMANN NODULAR DEGENERATION; SLIT LAMP; SQUAMOUS EPITHELIUM; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; SYMPTOM; TREATMENT FAILURE; VISUAL ACUITY;

ADULT; CORNEAL DYSTROPHIES, HEREDITARY; CORNEAL STROMA; EPITHELIUM, CORNEAL; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; HUMANS; MALE; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL;

EID: 0036799308     PISSN: 14426404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1442-9071.2002.00558.x     Document Type: Article

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