Automated Grading System for Evaluation of Superficial Punctate Keratitis Associated With Dry Eye
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Citation: Rodriguez JD, Lane KJ, Ousler GW III, Angjeli E, Smith LM, Abelson MB. Automated grading system for evaluation of superficial punctate keratitis associated with dry eye. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2015;56:2340–2347. DOI:10.1167/ iovs.14-15318 PURPOSE. To develop an automated method of grading fluorescein staining that accurately reproduces the clinical grading system currently in use.
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تاریخ انتشار 2015