In vivo confocal microscopy of the palpebral conjunctiva and tarsal plate

Optometry and Vision Science

Volumn 86, Issue 11, 2009, Pages E1303-E1308

  Efron, Nathan ^a   Al Dossari, Munira ^a   Pritchard, Nicola ^a  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Conjunctival microcysts; Epithelium; Langerhans cells; Laser scanning confocal microscopy; Meibomian gland; Palpebral conjunctiva; Tarsal plate

Indexed keywords

CONJUNCTIVAL MICROCYSTS; EPITHELIUM; LANGERHANS CELLS; LASER SCANNING CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; MEIBOMIAN GLAND; PALPEBRAL CONJUNCTIVA; TARSAL PLATE;

BLOOD VESSELS; CYTOLOGY; LASERS; SCANNING;

CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; CONJUNCTIVA; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOPLASM; EPITHELIUM; EYELID; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HUMAN TISSUE; IN VIVO STUDY; LANGERHANS CELL; MALE; MEIBOMIAN GLAND; NORMAL HUMAN; NUCLEOLUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SECRETORY CELL; STROMA; TARSAL PLATE;

ADULT; BLOOD VESSELS; CONJUNCTIVA; CONJUNCTIVAL DISEASES; CYSTS; EPITHELIAL CELLS; EPITHELIUM; EYELIDS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LANGERHANS CELLS; MALE; MEIBOMIAN GLANDS; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70449580658     PISSN: 10405488     EISSN: 15389235     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/OPX.0b013e3181bc652e     Document Type: Article

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