Specular Microscopy Ancillary Study methods for donor endothelial cell density determination of Cornea Donor Study images

Current Eye Research

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 319-327

  Benetz, Beth Ann ^a   Gal, Robin L ^b   Ruedy, Katrina J ^b   Rice, Carmella ^a   Beck, Roy W ^b   Kalajian, Andrea D ^b   Lass, Jonathan H ^a,b  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b JAEB CENTER FOR HEALTH RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Cell density; Endothelium; Specular microscopy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CELL DENSITY; CORNEA; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; EYEBANK; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMAGE QUALITY; ORGAN DONOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; SPECULAR MICROSCOPY; TECHNIQUE;

CELL COUNT; ENDOTHELIUM, CORNEAL; EYE BANKS; HUMANS; MICROSCOPY; OBSERVER VARIATION; OPHTHALMOLOGY; QUALITY CONTROL; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TISSUE DONORS;

EID: 33645792365     PISSN: 02713683     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02713680500536738     Document Type: Article

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