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The initial stage of the Exfoliation syndrome
Author(s) -
Jerndal Tord
Publication year - 1985
Publication title -
acta ophthalmologica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.534
H-Index - 87
eISSN - 1755-3768
pISSN - 1755-375X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1755-3768.1985.tb06843.x
Subject(s) - citation , stage (stratigraphy) , history , psychology , library science , computer science , biology , paleontology
Exfoliation of devitalized tissue and pigment from the neuroepithelium of the uveal tract constitute the earliest stage of the exfoliation syndrome according to a biomicroscopic study. With an immuno-histochemical technique exfoliative material from lenses with the classic exfoliation syndrome, demonstrated the same staining characteristics as the pigmentary epithelium of the uvea.