A Novel Grading Method for Superficial Punctate Keratopathy Magnitude and Its Correlation With Corneal Epithelial Permeability

Archives of Ophthalmology

Volumn 121, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 1537-1539

  Miyata, Kazunori ^a   Amano, Shiro ^b,e   Sawa, Mitsuru ^c   Nishida, Teruo ^d  

^a Miyata Eye Hospital   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^c NIHON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^d YAMAGUCHI UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^e NONE   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CORNEA EPITHELIUM; DRY EYE; FLUORESCENCE; HUMAN; KERATOPATHY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PERMEABILITY; PHOTOMETRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM;

CORNEAL DISEASES; DRY EYE SYNDROMES; EPITHELIUM, CORNEAL; FLUORESCEIN; FLUOROPHOTOMETRY; HUMANS; PERMEABILITY;

EID: 0242695813     PISSN: 00039950     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archopht.121.11.1537     Document Type: Article

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