In vivo confocal microscopy in a patient with keratopigmentation (corneal tattooing)

Cornea

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 238-240

  Kobayashi, Akira ^a   Sugiyama, Kazuhisa ^a  

^a KANAZAWA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Confocal microscopy; Cornea; Corneal tattooing; India ink; Keratopgimentation

Indexed keywords

INDIAN INK;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BOWMAN MEMBRANE; CASE REPORT; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; CORNEA ENDOTHELIUM; CORNEA OPACITY; CORNEA STROMA; EYE COLOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VISUAL ACUITY;

CARBON; CORNEA; CORNEAL OPACITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; MIDDLE AGED; PIGMENTATION; TATTOOING;

EID: 14144252632     PISSN: 02773740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ico.0000133989.11404.e5     Document Type: Article

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