Characteristics of the cornea in patients with pseudoexfoliation syndrome
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Characteristics of the cornea in patients with pseudoexfoliation syndrome.
PURPOSE To quantify the morphological alterations in corneal nerve fibers and cells in patients with pseudoexfoliation syndrome (PEX) and their relationship with the presence of hyperreflective endothelial deposits observed using in vivo confocal microscopy. METHODS One eye each of 37 patients with PEX and 20 age-matched healthy control subjects was evaluated by in vivo corneal confocal micro...
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عنوان ژورنال: Arquivos Brasileiros de Oftalmologia
سال: 2015
ISSN: 0004-2749
DOI: 10.5935/0004-2749.20150092