Keratoconus and Fuchs' heterochromic iridocyclitis: a coincidence or a defect during embryogenesis?

Yagci A., Uretmen O., Egrilmez S., Gunenc U., Kusbeci T.

EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF OPHTHALMOLOGY, cilt.11, sa.1, ss.73-76, 2001 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 11 Sayı: 1
  • Basım Tarihi: 2001
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1177/112067210101100114
  • Dergi Adı: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF OPHTHALMOLOGY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.73-76
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: keratoconus, Fuchs' heterochromic iridocyclitis, etiology, embryogenesis
  • Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

PURPOSE. We aimed to discuss the possible role of developmental embryologic factors in neural crest cells in the aetiology of keratoconus and Fuchs' heterochromic iridocyclitis by presenting this case.