In vivo confocal microscopy of combined pre-descemet membrane corneal dystrophy and fuchs endothelial dystrophy

Cornea

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 222-224

  Yeh, Shu I ^a   Liu, Tzong Shyne ^a   Ho, Chia Ching ^a   Cheng, Huey Chuan ^a  

^a MACKAY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

confocal microscopy; corneal dystrophy; Fuchs endothelial dystrophy; pre Descemet membrane corneal dystrophy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; CONGENITAL CORNEA DYSTROPHY; CORNEA DYSTROPHY; CORNEA ENDOTHELIUM; CORNEA EPITHELIUM; CORNEA STROMA; CORNEA THICKNESS; DESCEMET MEMBRANE; DISEASE COURSE; EYE EXAMINATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; IN VIVO STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SLIT LAMP;

ADULT; CORNEA; CORNEAL DISEASES; CORNEAL EDEMA; DESCEMET MEMBRANE; ENDOTHELIUM, CORNEAL; FEMALE; FUCHS' ENDOTHELIAL DYSTROPHY; HUMANS; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL;

EID: 78651371341     PISSN: 02773740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ICO.0b013e3181e2cf3f     Document Type: Article

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