Ocular surface disorder in pterygium: Role of conjunctival impression cytology

Indian Journal of Pathology and Microbiology

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 692-695

  Bandyopadhyay, Ranjana ^a   Nag, Dipanwita ^a   Mondal, Santosh K ^a   Gangopadhyay, Susmita ^a   Bagchi, Ketaki ^a   Bhaduri, Gautam ^a  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE AND HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

Conjunctiva; impression cytology; pterygium

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CELL STRUCTURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EYE DISEASE; FEMALE; GOBLET CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMPRESSION CYTOLOGY; MALE; METAPLASIA; OCULAR SURFACE DISORDER; PTERYGIUM; SCHIRMER TEST; SQUAMOUS CELL METAPLASIA; TEAR FILM;

CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CONJUNCTIVA; CYTOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES, OPHTHALMOLOGICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PTERYGIUM;

EID: 78149393029     PISSN: 03774929     EISSN: 09745130     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0377-4929.72036     Document Type: Article

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