Histopathological findings after intracorneal ring segment implantation in keratoconic human corneas

Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 247-253

  Samimi, Sépideh ^a   Leger, François ^a   Touboul, David ^a   Colin, Joseph ^a  

^a HÔPITAL PELLEGRIN   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA SMOOTH MUSCLE ACTIN; CD34 ANTIGEN; COLLAGEN TYPE 4; CYTOKERATIN AE1; CYTOKERATIN AE3; METALLOPROTEINASE; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY; VIMENTIN;

ADULT; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL DENSITY; CELL TYPE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLLAGEN SYNTHESIS; CONTACT LENS; CORNEA CELL; CORNEA TRANSPLANTATION; ENZYME RELEASE; EXPLANT; EYE REFRACTION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FOREIGN BODY GRANULOMA; FRANCE; HISTOLOGY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPOPLASIA; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INFLAMMATION; KERATOCONUS; KERATOPROSTHESIS; MALE; MICROSCOPY; MYOFIBROBLAST; PENETRATING KERATOPLASTY; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCAR;

ACTINS; ADULT; ANTIGENS, CD34; APOPTOSIS; COLLAGEN TYPE IV; CORNEAL STROMA; DEVICE REMOVAL; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; FIBROBLASTS; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; KERATINS; KERATOCONUS; KERATOPLASTY, PENETRATING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS; PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; VIMENTIN;

EID: 33846632291     PISSN: 08863350     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrs.2006.08.059     Document Type: Article

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