In vivo confocal microscopy of conjunctival roundish bright objects: Young, older, and sjögren subjects

Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science

Volumn 52, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 4829-4832

  Villani, Edoardo ^a,b   Beretta, Silvia ^a,b   Galimberti, Daniela ^a,b   Viola, Francesco ^a,b   Ratiglia, Roberto ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b FONDAZIONE IRCCS CA GRANDA OSPEDALE MAGGIORE POLICLINICO   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BIOMICROSCOPY; CELL DENSITY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFOCAL LASER MICROSCOPY; CONJUNCTIVA; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPITHELIUM CELL; FEMALE; GOBLET CELL; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SJOEGREN SYNDROME; CELL COUNT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; DISEASE COURSE; HOSPITALIZATION; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY;

ADULT; AGED; CELL COUNT; CONJUNCTIVA; DISEASE PROGRESSION; EPITHELIAL CELLS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; MIDDLE AGED; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SJOGREN'S SYNDROME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80052388571     PISSN: 01460404     EISSN: 15525783     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1167/iovs.10-6215     Document Type: Article

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