Amniotic membrane transplantation for the reconstruction of the ocular surface in three cases

Veterinary Ophthalmology

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 189-192

  Barros, Paulo S M ^a   Safatle, Angélica M V ^a   Godoy, Cíntia A ^a   Souza, Mirian S B ^a   Barros, Luiz F M ^a   Brooks, Dennis E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b University of Florida   (United States)

Author keywords

Amniotic membrane; Cornea; Fibrous histiocytoma; Keratomalacia; Ocular surface; Symblepharon

Indexed keywords

CHLORAMPHENICOL;

AMNION; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CAT; CORNEA INJURY; CORNEA TUMOR; CORNEA VASCULARIZATION; CORONAVIRUS; DERMATOFIBROMA; FEMALE; NONHUMAN; PIGMENTATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; RHINOTRACHEITIS; SYMBLEPHARON; TRANSPLANTATION; VASCULARIZATION;

AMNION; ANIMALS; CAT DISEASES; CATS; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; FEMALE; KERATOCONJUNCTIVITIS; OPHTHALMOLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES;

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 20444426194     PISSN: 14635216     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1463-5224.2005.00391.x     Document Type: Article

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