In vivo confocal microscopy of polymorphic amyloid degeneration and posterior crocodile shagreen

Cornea

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 98-101

  Woodward, Maria ^a   Randleman, J Bradley ^a,b   Larson, Paul M ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Confocal microscopy; Corneal degenerations; Polymorphic amyloid degeneration; Posterior crocodile shagreen

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; CORNEA; CORNEA OPACITY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STROMA;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AMYLOIDOSIS, FAMILIAL; CORNEA; CORNEAL DYSTROPHIES, HEREDITARY; CORNEAL OPACITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 33846001679     PISSN: 02773740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ico.0000240103.47508.c4     Document Type: Article

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