Three-dimensional confocal laser scanning microscopy of the corneal nerve structure;3D-konfokale laser-scanning-mikroskopie der kornealen epithelialen nervenstruktur

Klinische Monatsblatter fur Augenheilkunde

Volumn 223, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 583-588

  Stachs, O ^a   Knappe, S ^a   Zhivov, A ^a   Kraak, R ^a   Stave, J ^a   Guthoff, R F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROSTOCK   (Germany)

Author keywords

Confocal microscopy; Cornea basic science; Nerve fiber layer

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CORNEA; HUMAN; IN VIVO STUDY; LASER MICROSCOPY; REFRACTIVE SURGERY; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; WOUND HEALING;

ADULT; CORNEA; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; MALE; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; OPHTHALMIC NERVE; OPHTHALMOSCOPES; OPHTHALMOSCOPY; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT, BIOMEDICAL;

EID: 33747208137     PISSN: 00232165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2006-926727     Document Type: Article

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