Age-related modifications of the corneal endothelium in adults

International Ophthalmology

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 163-166

  Roszkowska, Anna M ^a   Colosi, Pietro ^a   D'Angelo, Paolo ^a   Ferreri, Giuseppe ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Ageing; Corneal endothelium; Specular microscopy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CELL DENSITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA ENDOTHELIUM; CORNEA THICKNESS; ENDOTHELIUM; FEMALE; HUMAN; KERATOMETRY; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SPECULAR MICROSCOPY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

EID: 14744306331     PISSN: 01655701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10792-004-1957-0     Document Type: Article

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