Amniotic membrane transplantation for the management of corneal epithelial defects: An in vivo confocal microscopic study

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 92, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 54-60

  Nubile, M ^a,c   Dua, H S ^b   Lanzini, T Evb M ^a   Carpineto, P ^a   Ciancaglini, M ^a   Toto, L ^a   Mastropasqua, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHIETI   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^c NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AMNION; ARTICLE; CELL DENSITY; CHEMICAL BURN; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; CORNEA DISEASE; CORNEA EPITHELIUM; CORNEA EPITHELIUM DEFECT; EPITHELIUM CELL; EPITHELIZATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IN VIVO STUDY; LASER MICROSCOPY; MALE; MORPHOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STROMA; TISSUE REPAIR; EVALUATION; EYE BURN; GRAFT SURVIVAL; INJURY; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; TRANSPLANTATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND HEALING;

ADULT; AGED; AMNION; BURNS, CHEMICAL; CORNEAL DISEASES; EPITHELIAL CELLS; EPITHELIUM, CORNEAL; EYE BURNS; FEMALE; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HUMANS; MALE; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; MIDDLE AGED; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 38349176308     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.2007.123026     Document Type: Article

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