In vivo analysis of stromal integration of multilayer amniotic membrane transplantation in corneal ulcers

American Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 151, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 809-822.e1

  Nubile, Mario ^a,d   Dua, Harminder S ^b   Lanzini, Manuela ^a   Ciancaglini, Marco ^a   Calienno, Roberta ^a   Said, Dalia G ^b   Pocobelli, Augusto ^c   Mastropasqua, Rodolfo ^a   Carpineto, Paolo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHIETI   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^c MOLINETTE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^d NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NYLON;

ADULT; AGED; AMNION; AMNION CELL; AMNIOTIC MEMBRANE TRANSPLANTATION; ARTICLE; CELL MIGRATION; CELL POPULATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFOCAL LASER MICROSCOPY; CORNEA EPITHELIUM; CORNEA STROMA; CORNEA THICKNESS; CORNEA TRANSPLANTATION; CORNEA ULCER; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; IN VIVO STUDY; MALE; OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; STROMA CELL; SUTURE; TISSUE STRUCTURE; ULCER HEALING;

EID: 79955090867     PISSN: 00029394     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajo.2010.11.002     Document Type: Article

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