Polycarbonate membrane impression cytology: Evidence for fluorescein staining in normal and dry eye corneas

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 94, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 406-409

  Thinda, Sumeer ^a   Sikh, Puneeta K ^a   Hopp, Lawrence M ^a   Glasgow, Ben J ^a  

^a JULES STEIN EYE INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CELLULOSE; EOSIN; FLUORESCEIN; HEMATOXYLIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA EPITHELIUM; DRY EYE; EYE EXAMINATION; FEMALE; FLUORESCENCE; HUMAN; IMPRESSION CYTOLOGY; MALE; POLYCARBONATE MEMBRANE IMPRESSION CYTOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; STAINING; VISUAL ACUITY;

ADULT; CYTOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; DRY EYE SYNDROMES; EPITHELIUM, CORNEAL; FEMALE; FLUORESCEIN; FLUORESCENT DYES; HUMANS; MALE; POLYCARBOXYLATE CEMENT; STAINING AND LABELING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77950846952     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: 14682079     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.2009.167031     Document Type: Article

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