In vivo confocal microscopy in congenital rubella keratopathy [9]

Eye

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 392-394

  Liu, D T L ^a   Law, R W K ^a   Lau, H H W ^a   Yuen, K S C ^a   Lam, D S C ^a   Chan, W M ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; RUBELLA ANTIBODY;

ADULT; ANTIBODY SCREENING; BLURRED VISION; CASE REPORT; CHINESE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; CONGENITAL RUBELLA SYNDROME; CORNEA EDEMA; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; FLUORESCENCE ANGIOGRAPHY; HUMAN; IN VIVO STUDY; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; KERATOPATHY; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; LETTER; MALE; OPHTHALMOSCOPY; SLIT LAMP; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 33646243566     PISSN: 0950222X     EISSN: 14765454     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.eye.6701870     Document Type: Letter

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