Amniotic membrane transplantation in acute chemical burns

Eye

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 273-278

  Arora, R ^a,b   Mehta, D ^a   Jain, V ^a  

^a Guru Nanak Eye Center   (India)

^b NONE   (India)

Author keywords

Amniotic membrane transplantation; Chemical burns; Limbal stem cell deficiency

Indexed keywords

ACID; CALCIUM OXIDE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AMNION; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL BURN; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA VASCULARIZATION; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; EPITHELIZATION; EYE INJURY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PERFORATING EYE INJURY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SYMBLEPHARON; TISSUE TRANSPLANTATION; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 16844378552     PISSN: 0950222X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.eye.6701490     Document Type: Article

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