Keratocyte loss in corneal infection through apoptosis: a histologic study of 59 cases

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Keratocyte loss by apoptosis following epithelial debridement is a well-recognized entity. In a study of corneal buttons obtained from patients of corneal ulcer undergoing therapeutic keratoplasty, we observed loss of keratocytes in...

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Main Authors: Garg Prashant, Iftekhar Ghazala, Reddy Kishore, Vemuganti Geeta K, Sharma Savitri
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2004-12-01
Series:BMC Ophthalmology
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Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2415/4/16