In vivo biopsy by laser confocal microscopy for evaluation of traumatic recurrent corneal erosion

Molecular Vision

Volumn 14, Issue , 2008, Pages 2333-2339

  Chikama, Tai Ichiro ^a   Takahashi, Norihisa ^b   Wakuta, Makiko ^b   Morishige, Naoyuki ^b   Nishida, Teruo ^b  

^a YAMAGUCHI UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b YAMAGUCHI UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CELL ACTIVATION; CELL STRUCTURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFOCAL LASER MICROSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA EPITHELIUM; CORNEA EROSION; CORNEA RECURRENT EROSION; CORNEA STROMA; EPITHELIUM CELL; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; IN VIVO LASER CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; INFLAMMATION; KERATINOCYTE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; SLIT LAMP; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS;

ADULT; BIOPSY; CORNEAL DISEASES; EPITHELIUM, CORNEAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; MIDDLE AGED; RECURRENCE; VISUAL ACUITY; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 58049095071     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10900535     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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