Erratum: Increased mast cell numbers in the conjunctiva of glaucoma patients: A possible indicator of preoperative glaucoma surgery inflammation (Eye (2009) 23 (1859-1865) DOI: 10.1038/eye.2008.330);Increased mast cell numbers in the conjunctiva of glaucoma patients: A possible indicator of preoperative glaucoma surgery inflammation

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Volumn 23, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1859-1865

  Chang, L ^a,b   Wong, T ^a   Ohbayashi, M ^b   Bunce, C ^a   Barton, K ^a   Ono, S ^b   Khaw, P T ^a,b  

^a MOORFIELDS EYE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Glaucoma; Inflammation; Mast cell; Wound healing

Indexed keywords

ANTIGLAUCOMA AGENT; CELL ENZYME; TRYPTASE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CELL COUNT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONJUNCTIVA; CONJUNCTIVAL BIOPSY; CONTROL GROUP; CONTROLLED STUDY; EYE ALLERGY; EYE DISEASE; GLAUCOMA; GLAUCOMA SURGERY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INFLAMMATION; MAST CELL; PREOPERATIVE CARE; RETINA DETACHMENT; SCAR FORMATION; STAINING; TRABECULECTOMY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BIOPSY; CELL PROLIFERATION; CICATRIX; CONJUNCTIVA; FEMALE; GLAUCOMA; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INFLAMMATION; MALE; MAST CELLS; MIDDLE AGED; TRABECULECTOMY; TRYPTASES; UVEITIS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70349205725     PISSN: 0950222X     EISSN: 14765454     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/eye.2008.415     Document Type: Erratum

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