Central corneal thickness and endothelial cell density in congenital glaucoma;Pachymétrie centrale et comptage cellulaire endothélial dans le glaucome congénital

Journal Francais d'Ophtalmologie

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 509-514

  Guigou, S ^a   Coste, R ^a   Denis, D ^a  

^a HÔPITAL NORD   (France)

Author keywords

Congenital glaucoma; Endothelial cell density; Pachymetry; Specular microscopy

Indexed keywords

EID: 45249096669     PISSN: 01815512     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0181-5512(08)72468-9     Document Type: Article

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