Corneal confocal microscopy in dry eye treated with corticosteroids

Optometry and Vision Science

Volumn 92, Issue 9, 2015, Pages e290-e295

  Villani, Edoardo ^a,b   Garoli, Elena ^a,c   Termine, Vittoria ^a,b   Pichi, Francesco ^a,b   Ratiglia, Roberto ^a,c   Nucci, Paolo ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b San Giuseppe Hospital Eye Clinic   (Italy)

^c FONDAZIONE IRCCS CA GRANDA OSPEDALE MAGGIORE POLICLINICO   (Italy)

Author keywords

confocal microscopy; cornea; corticosteroids; dry eye; inflammation

Indexed keywords

CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; DRUG PRODUCTS; LIPIDS; PATHOLOGY;

CORNEA; CORTICOSTEROIDS; DRY EYE; INDEPENDENT SAMPLES T TESTS; INFLAMMATION; LASER SCANNING CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; PREDICTIVE VALUES; TOPICAL TREATMENTS;

PATIENT TREATMENT;

EYE DROPS; GLUCOCORTICOID;

ADULT; AGED; CELL COUNT; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; CORNEA; CORNEA CELL; DENDRITIC CELL; DRY EYE SYNDROMES; FEMALE; HUMAN; INNERVATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OPHTHALMIC NERVE; PATHOLOGY; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; ADULT; AGED; CELL COUNT; CORNEA; CORNEAL KERATOCYTES; DENDRITIC CELLS; DRY EYE SYNDROMES; FEMALE; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HUMANS; MALE; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; MIDDLE AGED; OPHTHALMIC NERVE; OPHTHALMIC SOLUTIONS;

EID: 84940932358     PISSN: 10405488     EISSN: 15389235     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/OPX.0000000000000600     Document Type: Article

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