Confocal microscopy of corneal dystrophies

Seminars in Ophthalmology

Volumn 27, Issue 5-6, 2012, Pages 107-116

  Shukla, Anita N ^a   Cruzat, Andrea ^a   Hamrah, Pedram ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS EYE AND EAR INFIRMARY   (United States)

Author keywords

Confocal microscopy; Cornea; Dystrophy

Indexed keywords

ANTERIOR STROMAL DYSTROPHY; AVELLINO CORNEAL DYSTROPHY; BOWMAN LAYER CORNEAL DYSTROPHY; CENTRAL CLOUDY DYSTROPHY OF FRANCOIS; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; CORNEA DYSTROPHY; CORNEA FARINATA; CORNEA LATTICE DYSTROPHY; ENDOTHELIAL DYSTROPHY; EPITHELIAL BASEMENT MEMBRANE DYSTROPHY; FLECK DYSTROPHY; FUCHS ENDOTHELIAL CORNEAL DYSTROPHY; GELATINOUS DROPLIKE DYSTROPHY; GRANULAR CORNEAL DYSTROPHY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; IN VIVO CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; LISCH EPITHELIAL CORNEAL DYSTROPHY; MACULAR CORNEAL DYSTROPHY; MEESMANN CORNEAL DYSTROPHY; POSTERIOR AMORPHOUS CORNEAL DYSTROPHY; POSTERIOR POLYMORPHOUS CORNEAL DYSTROPHY; POSTERIOR STROMAL DYSTROPHY; PRE DESCEMET CORNEAL DYSTROPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REIS BUCKLERS CORNEAL DYSTROPHY; REVIEW; SCHNYDER CRYSTALLINE CORNEAL DYSTROPHY; SLIT LAMP; THIEL BEHNKE CORNEAL DYSTROPHY;

CORNEAL DYSTROPHIES, HEREDITARY; HUMANS; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL;

EID: 84869767505     PISSN: 08820538     EISSN: 17445205     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/08820538.2012.707276     Document Type: Review

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