Corneal diabetic neuropathy: A confocal microscopy study

Journal of Refractive Surgery

Volumn 22, Issue 9 SUPPL., 2006, Pages

  Midena, Edoardo ^a,b   Brugin, Erica ^a   Ghirlando, Alessandra ^a   Sommavilla, Marco ^a   Avogaro, Angelo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b IRCCS FONDAZIONE BIETTI   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEAL DIABETIC NEUROPATHY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIABETIC NEUROPATHY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ELECTRON MICROSCOPE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INSTRUMENT; MALE; NERVE FIBER; NERVE PLEXUS; PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SCREENING TEST; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

EID: 33751072369     PISSN: 1081597X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/1081-597x-20061102-08     Document Type: Article

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