Corneal densitometry as an indicator of corneal health

Ophthalmology

Volumn 119, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 501-508

  Otri, Ahmad Muneer ^a   Fares, Usama ^a   Al Aqaba, Mouhamed A ^a   Dua, Harminder S ^a  

^a QUEEN S MEDICAL CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANALYTICAL EQUIPMENT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA; CORNEA THICKNESS; CORNEA ULCER; DENSITOMETRY; DENSITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALING; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; KERATITIS; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CELL COUNT; CORNEA; CORNEAL ULCER; DENSITOMETRY; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES, OPHTHALMOLOGICAL; EYE INFECTIONS, BACTERIAL; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHOTOGRAPHY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REFERENCE VALUES; WOUND HEALING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84857914637     PISSN: 01616420     EISSN: 15494713     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ophtha.2011.08.024     Document Type: Article

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