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Epithelial phenotype in total sclerocornea.
Molecular vision - 1 Jan 2014
Ma David Hui-Kang, Yeh Lung-Kung, Chen Hung-Chi, Chang Anna Marie, Ho Yi-Ju, Chang Shirley H L, Yang Unique
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PURPOSE: To understand whether the epithelial phenotype in total sclerocornea is corneal or conjunctival in origin. METHODS: Four cases of total sclerocornea (male:female = 1:3; mean age = 5.4 ± 4.3; 1-11 years old) who received penetrating keratoplasty (PKP) at our hospital between 2008 and 2011 were included. Corneal buttons obtained during PKP were used for transmission electron microscopy (TEM) as well as...
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