Laser scanning in vivo confocal microscopy demonstrating significant alteration of human corneal nerves following herpes zoster ophthalmicus

Archives of Neurology

Volumn 67, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 640-641

  Patel, Dipika V ^a   McGhee, Charles N J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; FLUOROMETHOLONE; PREDNISOLONE ACETATE;

ADULT; ANTIVIRAL THERAPY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONFOCAL LASER MICROSCOPY; CORNEA EDEMA; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; FEMALE; HERPES ZOSTER OPHTHALMICUS; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SLIT LAMP; UVEITIS; VISUAL ACUITY;

ACYCLOVIR; ANTIVIRAL AGENTS; CORNEA; FEMALE; HERPES ZOSTER OPHTHALMICUS; HUMANS; KERATITIS, HERPETIC; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; MIDDLE AGED; OPHTHALMIC NERVE; PREDNISOLONE; SENSORY RECEPTOR CELLS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77952209209     PISSN: 00039942     EISSN: 15383687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archneurol.2010.62     Document Type: Article

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