Nucleus and cell size changes in human bulbar conjunctival cells after soft contact lens wear, as assessed by impression cytology

Contact Lens and Anterior Eye

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 131-140

  Doughty, Michael J ^a   Naase, Taher ^a  

^a GLASGOW CALEDONIAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bulbar conjunctiva; Contact lens; Human; Impression cytology; Nucleus to cytoplasm ratio; Squamous metaplasia

Indexed keywords

OXYBUPROCAINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CELL COUNT; CELL ENLARGEMENT; CELL NUCLEUS; CELL SIZE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONJUNCTIVA; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOPLASM; GIEMSA STAIN; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMPRESSION CYTOLOGY; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; MICROSCOPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SOFT CONTACT LENS; SQUAMOUS CELL METAPLASIA; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ADULT; CELL NUCLEUS; CELL SIZE; CONJUNCTIVA; CONTACT LENSES, HYDROPHILIC; EPITHELIAL CELLS; HUMANS; MALE; METAPLASIA;

EID: 44649200585     PISSN: 13670484     EISSN: 14765411     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clae.2007.12.002     Document Type: Article

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