Corneal endothelial cell density and morphology after acute hydrops in keratoconus

Cornea

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 535-538

  Alsuhaibani, Adel H ^a   Al Rajhi, Ali A ^b   Al Motowa, Saeed M ^b   Wagoner, Michael D ^c  

^a KING ABDULAZIZ UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^b KING KHALED EYE SPECIALIST HOSPITAL   (Saudi Arabia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF IOWA HOSPITALS AND CLINICS   (United States)

Author keywords

Confocal microscopy; Corneal endothelium; Hydrops; Keratoconus; Vernal keratoconjunctivitis

Indexed keywords

CYCLOPLEGIC AGENT; FLUOROMETHOLONE; HYPERTONIC SOLUTION; LUBRICATING AGENT;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CELL DENSITY; CELL STRUCTURE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA CELL; CORNEA ENDOTHELIUM; CORNEA NEOVASCULARIZATION; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; EYE ALLERGY; FEMALE; GAS PERMEABILITY; HARD CONTACT LENS; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; HYDROPS; KERATOCONUS; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX RATIO; CELL COUNT; CORNEA EDEMA; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CELL COUNT; CHILD; CORNEAL EDEMA; ENDOTHELIUM, CORNEAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; KERATOCONUS; MALE; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL;

EID: 48249149558     PISSN: 02773740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ICO.0b013e318165b92d     Document Type: Article

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