Aqueous flare and cells in Fuchs syndrome

Eye

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 79-84

  Fang, W ^a,b   Zhou, H ^a,b   Yang, P ^a,b   Huang, X ^a,b   Wang, L ^a,b   Kijlstra, A ^b,c  

^a SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Fuchs syndrome; Laser flare cell meter; Uveitis

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AQUEOUS HUMOR; AQUEOUS HUMOR FLOW; ARTICLE; CELL COUNT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONGENITAL CORNEA DYSTROPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LASER FLARE CELL METER; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; PARAMETER; SLIT LAMP;

EID: 58249114968     PISSN: 0950222X     EISSN: 14765454     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.eye.6702991     Document Type: Article

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