Corneal lattice dystrophy, a concealed ophthalmic problem in Thailand

Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand

Volumn 86, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 727-736

  Prabhasawat, Pinnita ^a   Tesavibul, Nattaporn ^b   Atchaneeyasakul, La Ongsri ^a   Thoongsuwan, Somanus ^a   Uiprasertkul, Mongkul ^a  

^a MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b PRAMONGKUTKLAO HOSPITAL   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Corneal Dystrophy; Corneal Lattice Dystrophy; Genetics Inheritance; Public Health Ophthalmology; Quality of Life

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AUTOSOMAL DOMINANT INHERITANCE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CORNEA DISEASE; CORNEA DYSTROPHY; CORNEA LATTICE DYSTROPHY; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; EYE DISEASE; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PREVALENCE; QUALITY OF LIFE; THAILAND;

ADULT; AGED; CORNEAL DYSTROPHIES, HEREDITARY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PEDIGREE; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 0141702036     PISSN: 01252208     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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