Amniotic membrane transplantation for reconstruction of corneal ulcer in Graves ophthalmopathy

Cornea

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 524-526

  Heinz, Carsten ^a,b   Eckstein, Anja ^a   Steuhl, Klaus Peter ^a   Meller, Daniel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUISBURG ESSEN   (Germany)

^b ST FRANZISKUS HOSPITAL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Amniotic membrane transplantation; Cornea; Corneal wound healing; Graves ophthalmopathy; Ulcer

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMNION; AMNIOTIC MEMBRANE TRANSPLANTATION; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CORNEA ULCER; ENDOCRINE OPHTHALMOPATHY; EPITHELIZATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LAGOPHTHALMOS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TRANSPLANTATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULCER HEALING; VISUAL ACUITY;

ADULT; AMNION; BIOLOGICAL DRESSINGS; CELL MOVEMENT; CORNEAL ULCER; EPITHELIUM, CORNEAL; FEMALE; GRAVES DISEASE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; VISUAL ACUITY; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 3042743784     PISSN: 02773740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ico.0000114128.63670.e2     Document Type: Article

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