Impression cytology on conjunctiva and cornea in dry eye patients establishes a correlation between squamous metaplasia and dry eye clinical severity

European Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 115-127

  Murube, Juan ^a,b   Rivas, L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALCALÁ   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL RAMÓN Y CAJAL   (Spain)

Author keywords

Dry eye; Impression cytology; Ocular surface; Squamous metaplasia

Indexed keywords

HEMATOXYLIN; PERIODIC ACID; ROSE BENGAL;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CELL DENSITY; CELL NUCLEUS; CELL SIZE; CONJUNCTIVA EPITHELIUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA EPITHELIUM; CORNEA NEOVASCULARIZATION; CYTOLOGY; CYTOPLASM; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRY EYE; FEMALE; GOBLET CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROSCOPY; MORPHOMETRICS; OSMOLARITY; PERIODIC ACID SCHIFF STAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHIRMER TEST; SLIT LAMP; SQUAMOUS CELL METAPLASIA; SYMPTOM;

EID: 0037360081     PISSN: 11206721     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/112067210301300201     Document Type: Article

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