Confocal microscopy identification of keratoconus associated with posterior polymorphous corneal dystrophy

Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 318-321

  Mazzotta, Cosimo ^a   Baiocchi, Stefano ^a   Caporossi, Orsola ^a   Buccoliero, Donato ^a   Casprini, Fabrizio ^a   Caporossi, Aldo ^a   Balestrazzi, Angelo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; CORNEA DYSTROPHY; CORNEA ENDOTHELIUM; CORNEA OPACITY; DESCEMET MEMBRANE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EYE EXAMINATION; HUMAN; KERATOCONUS; KERATOMETRY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; SLIT LAMP; VISUAL ACUITY;

CORNEAL DYSTROPHIES, HEREDITARY; CORNEAL TOPOGRAPHY; DESCEMET MEMBRANE; ENDOTHELIUM, CORNEAL; HUMANS; KERATOCONUS; MALE; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 38649131266     PISSN: 08863350     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrs.2007.09.028     Document Type: Article

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