In vivo confocal microscopy of normal conjunctiva and conjunctivitis

Cornea

Volumn 25, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 781-788

  Messmer, Elisabeth M ^a   Mackert, Marc J ^a   Zapp, Daniel M ^a   Kampik, Anselm ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Conjunctiva; Conjunctivitis; In vivo confocal microscopy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BASEMENT MEMBRANE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; CONJUNCTIVA; CONJUNCTIVA EPITHELIUM; CONJUNCTIVITIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENDRITIC CELL; GRANULOMA; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFLAMMATORY CELL; LASER MICROSCOPY; OPTICAL TOMOGRAPHY; PAPILLARY CONJUNCTIVITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCAR FORMATION; TISSUE STRUCTURE; TRACHOMA;

ADULT; AGED; CONJUNCTIVA; CONJUNCTIVITIS; EPITHELIUM; HUMANS; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; MIDDLE AGED; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 33750492971     PISSN: 02773740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ico.0000224648.74095.90     Document Type: Article

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