Suspension made with amniotic membrane: Clinical trial

European Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 441-445

  Bonci, Po ^a   Bonci, Paola ^a,b   Lia, A ^a  

^a S Maria della Scaletta Hospital   (Italy)

^b NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Amniotic membrane suspension; Corneal surface disease; Growth factors

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMNION; AMNIOTIC MEMBRANE SUSPENSION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CORNEA BURN; CORNEA CELL; CORNEA DISEASE; CORNEA ULCER; CYTOLOGY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; KERATECTOMY; KERATOPLASTY; MALE; PENETRATING KERATOPLASTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SJOEGREN SYNDROME; TREATMENT OUTCOME; CLINICAL TRIAL; CORNEA EPITHELIUM; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SUSPENSION; WOUND HEALING;

AMNION; CORNEAL DISEASES; EPITHELIUM, CORNEAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SUSPENSIONS; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 23844532965     PISSN: 11206721     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/112067210501500403     Document Type: Article

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