In Vivo Confocal Microscopic Changes of the Corneal Epithelium and Stroma in Patients With Herpes Zoster Ophthalmicus

Hamrah, Pedram; Sahin, Afsun; Dastjerdi, Mohammad; Shahatit, Bashar; Bayhan, Hasan; Dana, Reza; Pavan-Langston, Deborah

doi:10.1016/j.ajo.2015.03.003

In Vivo Confocal Microscopic Changes of the Corneal Epithelium and Stroma in Patients With Herpes Zoster Ophthalmicus

Hamrah P., Sahin A., Dastjerdi M. H., Shahatit B. M., Bayhan H. A., Dana R., ...More

AMERICAN JOURNAL OF OPHTHALMOLOGY, vol.159, no.6, pp.1036-1044, 2015 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

Publication Type: Article / Article
Volume: 159 Issue: 6
Publication Date: 2015
Doi Number: 10.1016/j.ajo.2015.03.003
Journal Name: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF OPHTHALMOLOGY
Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
Page Numbers: pp.1036-1044
Open Archive Collection: AVESIS Open Access Collection
Eskisehir Osmangazi University Affiliated: No

Abstract

PURPOSE: To analyze the density and morphology of corneal epithelial cells and keratocytes by in vivo confocal microscopy (IVCM) in patients with herpes zoster ophthalmicus (HZO) as associated with corneal innervation.