Review of corneal endothelial specular microscopy for FDA clinical trials of refractive procedures, surgical devices, and new intraocular drugs and solutions

Cornea

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 1-16

  McCarey, Bernard E ^a   Edelhauser, Henry F ^a   Lynn, Michael J ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Analysis; Clinical trial; Cornea; Endothelium; Specular microscopy

Indexed keywords

EYE DROPS; NEW DRUG;

CELL COUNT; CLINICAL TRIAL; CORNEA ENDOTHELIUM; CYTOLOGY; DRUG SCREENING; EYE SURGERY; FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; MICROSCOPY; PATHOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REFRACTIVE SURGERY; REVIEW; UNITED STATES;

CELL COUNT; CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; DRUG EVALUATION; DRUGS, INVESTIGATIONAL; ENDOTHELIUM, CORNEAL; GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; HUMANS; MICROSCOPY; OPHTHALMIC SOLUTIONS; OPHTHALMOLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; REFRACTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

EID: 40449133628     PISSN: 02773740     EISSN: 15364798     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ICO.0b013e31815892da     Document Type: Review

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