Human amniotic membrane in the reconstruction of the ocular surface

Documenta Ophthalmologica

Volumn 98, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 273-283

  Gabrić, Nikica ^a   Mravičić, Ivana ^a   Dekaris, Iva ^a   Karaman, Željka ^a   Mitrović, Sanja ^a  

^a Croatian Academy of Medical Sciences   (Croatia)

Author keywords

Amniotic membrane; Conjunctival scarring; Ocular surface; Persistent corneal ulceration; Recurrent pterygium; Transplantation

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AMNION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONJUNCTIVA DISEASE; CORNEA PERFORATION; CORNEA TRANSPLANTATION; CORNEA ULCER; EYE MOVEMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PTERYGIUM; RECURRENT DISEASE; SYMBLEPHARON; TRANSPLANTATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULCER HEALING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AMNION; CONJUNCTIVAL DISEASES; CORNEAL DISEASES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TISSUE TRANSPLANTATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 17144458840     PISSN: 00124486     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1002423621010     Document Type: Article

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