Keratic precipitate morphology in uveitic syndromes including Behçet's disease as evaluated with in vivo confocal microscopy

Eye

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 1221-1227

  Mocan, M C ^a   Kadayifcilar, S ^a   Irkec, M ^a  

^a HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

In vivo confocal microscopy; Keratic precipitate; Uveitis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ANKYLOSING SPONDYLITIS; ARTICLE; BEHCET DISEASE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; CORNEA ENDOTHELIUM; DENSITY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EYE INFLAMMATION; FEMALE; FUCH UVEITIS SYNDROME; GRANULOMATOSIS; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC DISEASE; IN VIVO CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; IN VIVO STUDY; JUVENILE RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROMORPHOLOGY; SLIT LAMP; UVEITIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BEHCET SYNDROME; CORNEAL DISEASES; ENDOTHELIUM, CORNEAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; MIDDLE AGED; UVEITIS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 65949119526     PISSN: 0950222X     EISSN: 14765454     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/eye.2008.239     Document Type: Article

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