Acute corneal hydrops: A case report including confocal and histopathological considerations

Contact Lens and Anterior Eye

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 69-73

  Thota, Sri ^a   Miller, William L ^a   Bergmanson, Jan P G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Ectasia; Hydrops; Keratoconus; Keratoplasty; Posterior limiting lamina

Indexed keywords

DICLOFENAC; IBUPROFEN; KETOROLAC TROMETAMOL; PARACETAMOL; SCOPOLAMINE; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ACUTE CORNEAL HYDROPS; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; CORNEA DISEASE; CORNEA EDEMA; CORNEA ENDOTHELIUM; CORNEA TRANSPLANTATION; DISEASE DURATION; DRUG DOSE REGIMEN; EYE PAIN; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; KERATOCONUS; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCAR FORMATION; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS, NON-STEROIDAL; CORNEAL EDEMA; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; KERATOCONUS; MALE; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL;

EID: 33646395699     PISSN: 13670484     EISSN: 14765411     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clae.2005.12.001     Document Type: Article

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