Corneal nerve alterations in dry eye-associated ocular surface disease

International Ophthalmology Clinics

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 11-20

  Dastjerdi, Mohammad H ^a   Dana, Reza ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE GRAFT VERSUS HOST DISEASE; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; CORNEA; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRY EYE; EYE DISEASE; HUMAN; KERATOPATHY; NERVE FIBER; NERVE FUNCTION; NONHUMAN; OCULAR SURFACE DISEASE; OPTIC NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; STAINING;

CORNEA; CRANIAL NERVE DISEASES; DRY EYE SYNDROMES; HUMANS; LACRIMAL APPARATUS; NERVE FIBERS; OPHTHALMIC NERVE; PARASYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; SYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM;

EID: 59449098622     PISSN: 00208167     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/IIO.0b013e31819242c9     Document Type: Review

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