Determination of treatment strategies for granular corneal dystrophy type 2 using Fourier-domain optical coherence tomography

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 94, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 341-345

  Kim, Tae Im ^a   Hong, Jin Pyo ^b   Ha, Byung Jin ^c   Stulting, R Doyle ^d   Kim, Eung Kweon ^a  

^a Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Saeyan Eye Clinic   (South Korea)

^c Siloan Eye Hospital   (South Korea)

^d EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CORNEA DYSTROPHY; CORNEA OPACITY; DNA DETERMINATION; FEMALE; FOURIER DOMAIN OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GRANULAR CORNEAL DYSTROPHY TYPE 2; HETEROZYGOSITY; HOMOZYGOSITY; HUMAN; KERATECTOMY; KERATOMILEUSIS; KERATOPLASTY; LAMELLAR KERATOPLASTY; MALE; OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PENETRATING KERATOPLASTY; PHOTOTHERAPEUTIC KERATECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; SLIT LAMP; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

ADULT; AGED; CORNEAL DYSTROPHIES, HEREDITARY; CORNEAL OPACITY; CORNEAL TRANSPLANTATION; FEMALE; FOURIER ANALYSIS; HETEROZYGOTE; HOMOZYGOTE; HUMANS; LASERS, EXCIMER; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SELECTION; PHOTOREFRACTIVE KERATECTOMY; RECURRENCE; REOPERATION; TOMOGRAPHY, OPTICAL COHERENCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77949531441     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: 14682079     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.2009.164525     Document Type: Article

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