Sensitivity of laser flare photometry compared to slit-lamp cell evaluation in monitoring anterior chamber inflammation in uveitis

International Ophthalmology

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 495-500

  Bernasconi, Ottavio ^a,b   Papadia, Marina ^a,c   Herbort, Carl P ^a,d  

^a Centre for Ophthalmic Specialised Care COS   (Switzerland)

^b Ospedale Regionale Bellinzona e Valli   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Intraocular inflammation; Laser flare photometry; Quantitative method

Indexed keywords

BETAMETHASONE; HLA B27 ANTIGEN; PHENYLEPHRINE; PREDNISOLONE; PREDNISOLONE ACETATE; SCOPOLAMINE; TROPICAMIDE;

ANTERIOR EYE CHAMBER; AQUEOUS FLARE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; EVENING DOSAGE; EYE DISEASE; EYE INFLAMMATION; EYE SYNECHIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPOPYON; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LASER FLARE PHOTOMETRY; MALE; MULTIPLE CYCLE TREATMENT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHOTOMETRY; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RELIABILITY; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SLIT LAMP; UVEITIS;

AQUEOUS HUMOR; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES, OPHTHALMOLOGICAL; HLA-B27 ANTIGEN; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; LASERS; PHOTOMETRY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; UVEITIS, ANTERIOR; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 78649316252     PISSN: 01655701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10792-010-9386-8     Document Type: Article

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