How normal is the transparent Cornea? Effects of aging on corneal morphology

Ophthalmology

Volumn 119, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 241-248

  Hillenaar, Toine ^a   Van Cleynenbreugel, Hugo ^b   Remeijer, Lies ^b  

^a Rotterdam Ophthalmic Institute   (Netherlands)

^b ROTTERDAM EYE HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; CORNEA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IN VIVO STUDY; MALE; MICROSCOPE; MORPHOLOGY; NORMAL HUMAN; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; AGED; AGING; CELL SHAPE; CELL SIZE; CORNEA; CORNEAL STROMA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DESCEMET MEMBRANE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; MIDDLE AGED; OPHTHALMIC NERVE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84856520567     PISSN: 01616420     EISSN: 15494713     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ophtha.2011.07.041     Document Type: Article

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