Equine amniotic membrane transplantation for corneal ulceration and keratomalacia in three horses

Veterinary Ophthalmology

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 311-317

  Lassaline, Mary E ^a   Brooks, Dennis E ^a   Ollivier, Franck J ^a   Komaromy, Andras M ^a   Kallberg, Maria E ^a   Gelatt, Kirk N ^a  

^a University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

Amniotic membrane; Corneal ulceration; Horse; Keratomalacia

Indexed keywords

AMNION; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CORNEA DISEASE; CORNEA ULCER; FEMALE; HORSE; HORSE DISEASE; MALE; TRANSPLANTATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY;

AMNION; ANIMALS; CORNEAL DISEASES; CORNEAL ULCER; FEMALE; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; MALE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY;

EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS; PSEUDOMONAS;

EID: 26244442125     PISSN: 14635216     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1463-5224.2005.00405.x     Document Type: Article

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