Interocular comparison by in vivo confocal microscopy of the 2-dimensional architecture of the normal human corneal subbasal nerve plexus

Cornea

Volumn 31, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 1376-1380

  Misra, Stuti ^a   Craig, Jennifer P ^a   McGhee, Charles N J ^a   Patel, Dipika V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

cornea; in vivo confocal microscopy; subbasal nerves

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONFOCAL LASER MICROSCOPY; CORNEAL SUBBASAL NERVE PLEXUS; DENSITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IN VIVO STUDY; MALE; NERVE PLEXUS; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; CORNEA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; NERVE ENDINGS; NERVE FIBERS; NERVE NET; TRIGEMINAL GANGLION;

EID: 84870239209     PISSN: 02773740     EISSN: 15364798     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ICO.0b013e31823f0b60     Document Type: Article

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