In vivo confocal microscopy of keratic precipitates

Archives of Ophthalmology

Volumn 122, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 1773-1781

  Wertheim, Michael S ^a   Mathers, William D ^a   Planck, Stephen J ^a   Martin, Tammy M ^a   Suhler, Eric B ^a   Smith, Justine R ^a   Rosenbaum, James T ^a  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UVEITIS;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CORNEAL DISEASES; ENDOTHELIUM, CORNEAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; MIDDLE AGED; PRECIPITINS; UVEITIS;

EID: 10044242347     PISSN: 00039950     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archopht.122.12.1773     Document Type: Article

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