Inverse relationship between age and severity and sequelae of acute corneal hydrops associated with keratoconus [8]

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 91, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 984-985

  Al Suhaibani, Adel H ^a   Al Rajhi, Ali A ^a   Al Motowa, Saeed ^a   Wagoner, Michael D ^a   Al Rajhi, A A ^a  

^a KING KHALED EYE SPECIALIST HOSPITAL   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLUOROMETHOLONE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ALLERGIC CONJUNCTIVITIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; EYE EXAMINATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYDROPS; KERATOCONUS; LETTER; LUBRICATION; MALE; MEASUREMENT; NEOVASCULARIZATION (PATHOLOGY); OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; VERNAL CONJUNCTIVITIS;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; CHILD; CORNEAL EDEMA; FEMALE; HUMANS; KERATOCONUS; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 34347332397     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.2005.085878     Document Type: Letter

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