Evaluation of keratic precipitates and corneal endothelium in Fuchs' heterochromic cyclitis by in vivo confocal microscopy

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 93, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 673-677

  Labbe A ^a,b   Dupas, B ^a   Offret, H ^c   Baudouin, C ^a,b   Labetoulle, M ^c  

^a CENTRE HOSPITALIER NATIONAL D OPHTALMOLOGIE DES QUINZE VINGTS   (France)

^b CENTRE DE RECHERCHE DES CORDELIERS   (France)

^c BICÊTRE HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA ENDOTHELIUM; EYE INFLAMMATION; FEMALE; FUCHS HETEROCHROMIC CYCLITIS; HUMAN; INFLAMMATORY CELL; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SLIT LAMP; IRIDOCYCLITIS; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; PRECIPITATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ADULT; ENDOTHELIUM, CORNEAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; IRIDOCYCLITIS; MALE; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; MIDDLE AGED; PRECIPITATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 66149126652     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: 14682079     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.2008.146100     Document Type: Article

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