Conjunctival and corneal findings in bleb-associated endophthalmitis: An in vivo confocal microscopy study

Acta Ophthalmologica

Volumn 89, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 388-395

  Carpineto, Paolo ^a   Agnifili, Luca ^a   Nubile, Mario ^a   Fasanella, Vincenzo ^a   Doronzo, Emanuele ^a   Mastropasqua, Alessandra ^a   Ciancaglini, Marco ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHIETI   (Italy)

^b NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

blebitis; conjunctiva; cornea; delayed onset bleb associated endophthalmitis; in vivo confocal microscopy

Indexed keywords

MITOMYCIN C;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLEB ASSOCIATED ENDOPHTHALMITIS; CASE REPORT; CELL INFILTRATION; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; CONJUNCTIVA EPITHELIUM; CORNEA CELL; CORNEA EPITHELIUM; DENDRITIC CELL; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; EPITHELIUM CELL; FEMALE; GLAUCOMA; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IN VIVO CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; INFLAMMATORY CELL; MALE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STROMA CELL; TRABECULECTOMY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BLISTER; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CONJUNCTIVITIS; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; FEMALE; GLAUCOMA; HUMANS; KERATITIS; MALE; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; MIDDLE AGED; MITOMYCIN; TRABECULECTOMY;

EID: 79958156971     PISSN: 1755375X     EISSN: 17553768     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1755-3768.2009.01767.x     Document Type: Article

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