The pathophysiology of Fuchs' endothelial dystrophy - A review of molecular and cellular insights

Experimental Eye Research

Volumn 130, Issue , 2015, Pages 97-105

  Zhang, Jie ^a   Patel, Dipika V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Cornea; Corneal oedema; Fuchs' endothelial dystrophy; Invivo confocal microscopy

Indexed keywords

CELL DENSITY; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; CONGENITAL CORNEA DYSTROPHY; CORNEA CELL; CORNEA EDEMA; CORNEA ENDOTHELIUM; CORNEA EPITHELIUM; CORNEA STROMA; DESCEMET MEMBRANE; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; NERVE PLEXUS; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; CORNEAL ENDOTHELIAL CELL LOSS; GENETICS; PATHOLOGY;

CORNEAL EDEMA; CORNEAL ENDOTHELIAL CELL LOSS; CORNEAL STROMA; EPITHELIUM, CORNEAL; FUCHS' ENDOTHELIAL DYSTROPHY; HUMANS; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL;

EID: 84920267644     PISSN: 00144835     EISSN: 10960007     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.exer.2014.10.023     Document Type: Review

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