Evaluation of irradiated corneas using scatterometry and light and electron microscopy

Cornea

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 503-507

  Sikder, Shameema ^a   McCally, Russell L ^a,b   Engler, Christoph ^a   Ward, Donald ^c   Jun, Albert S ^a,d  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c National Eye Bank Center   (United States)

^d JOHNS HOPKINS HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

irradiation; light scatter

Indexed keywords

COBALT 60;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA; CORNEA IRRADIATION; DIAGNOSIS, MEASUREMENT AND ANALYSIS; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LIGHT SCATTERING; MICROSCOPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION EXPOSURE; SCATTEROMETRY; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE;

EID: 79955066673     PISSN: 02773740     EISSN: 15364798     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ICO.0b013e3181eadd0f     Document Type: Article

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