In vivo confocal microscopy of the cornea in nephropathic cystinosis

Archives of Ophthalmology

Volumn 120, Issue 12, 2002, Pages 1742-1745

  Grupcheva, Christina N ^b   Ormonde, Susan E ^b   McGhee, Charles ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOMICROSCOPY; BLINDNESS; CASE REPORT; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; CORNEA DISEASE; CYSTINOSIS; HUMAN; KIDNEY DISEASE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STROMA CELL;

ADULT; CORNEA; CORNEAL DISEASES; CRYSTALLIZATION; CYSTEAMINE; CYSTINOSIS; HUMANS; KIDNEY DISEASES; MALE; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL;

EID: 0036966848     PISSN: 00039950     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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