The morphologic characteristics of corneal nerves in advanced keratoconus as evaluated by acetylcholinesterase technique

American Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 152, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 364-376.e1

  Al Aqaba, Mouhamed Ali ^a,b   Faraj, Lana ^a   Fares, Usama ^a   Otri, Ahmad Muneer ^a   Dua, Harminder S ^a  

^a QUEEN S MEDICAL CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BASRAH   (Iraq)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BOWMAN MEMBRANE; CELL BUDDING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTACT LENS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA NERVE; CORNEA THICKNESS; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; KERATOCONUS; KERATOPLASTY; MALE; NERVE; NERVE GROWTH; NERVE OVERGROWTH; NERVE SPOUTING; NERVE THICKENING; NERVE TORTUOSITY; NEUROPATHY; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; STROMAL NERVE; SUBBASAL NERVE;

EID: 80051913021     PISSN: 00029394     EISSN: 18791891     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajo.2011.03.006     Document Type: Article

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