The variation in transparency of amniotic membrane used in ocular surface regeneration

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 94, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 1057-1061

  Connon, C J ^a   Doutch, J ^b   Chen, B ^a   Hopkinson, A ^c   Mehta, J S ^d   Nakamura, T ^e   Kinoshita, S ^e   Meek, K M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c QUEEN S MEDICAL CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^d SINGAPORE NATIONAL EYE CENTRE   (Singapore)

^e KYOTO PREFECTURAL UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMNION; ARTICLE; CESAREAN SECTION; CORNEA; CORNEA OPACITY; EMBRYO; FREEZE DRYING; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MICROSCOPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFRACTION INDEX; REFRACTOMETRY; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY;

AMNION; BIOLOGICAL DRESSINGS; CORNEA; FREEZE DRYING; HUMANS; REFRACTOMETRY; SCATTERING, RADIATION; TISSUE PRESERVATION;

EID: 77955260039     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: 14682079     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.2008.153064     Document Type: Article

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