Age-related differences in the normal human cornea: A laser scanning in vivo confocal microscopy study

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 91, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 1165-1169

  Niederer, R L ^a   Perumal, D ^a   Sherwin, T ^a   McGhee, Charles N J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASTIGMATISM; CELL DENSITY; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA; CORNEA CELL; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; FEMALE; HUMAN; KERATOMETRY; MALE; NERVE FIBER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING LASER OPHTHALMOSCOPY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; CELL COUNT; CORNEA; CORNEAL TOPOGRAPHY; ENDOTHELIUM, CORNEAL; EPITHELIUM, CORNEAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; LASER SCANNING CYTOMETRY; MALE; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; MIDDLE AGED; NERVE FIBERS;

EID: 34548316776     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.2006.112656     Document Type: Article

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