The relation of conjunctival and corneal findings in severe ocular allergies

Cornea

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 464-467

  Tanaka, Mari ^a   Dogru, Murat ^a   Takano, Yoji ^a   Miyake Kashima, Minori ^a   Asano Kato, Naoko ^a   Fukagawa, Kazumi ^a   Tsubota, Kazuo ^a   Fujishima, Hiroshi ^a  

^a TOKYO DENTAL COLLEGE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cobblestone like papillae; Conjunctival inflammation; Corneal damage; Ocular allergy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALLERGY; ARTICLE; CHEMOSIS; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONJUNCTIVA DISEASE; CONJUNCTIVA INJECTION; CORNEA DISEASE; CORNEA EROSION; CORNEA INJURY; CORNEA ULCER; DISEASE SEVERITY; EYE ALLERGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; KERATOCONJUNCTIVITIS; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SLIT LAMP; VERNAL CONJUNCTIVITIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CONJUNCTIVA; CONJUNCTIVAL DISEASES; CONJUNCTIVITIS, ALLERGIC; CORNEA; CORNEAL DISEASES; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES, OPHTHALMOLOGICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE;

EID: 3042820698     PISSN: 02773740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ico.0000114836.13127.45     Document Type: Article

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