Amniotic membrane transplantation in the human eye.

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Published in Dtsch Arztebl Int on April 08, 2011

Authors

Daniel Meller1, Mikk Pauklin, Henning Thomasen, Henrike Westekemper, Klaus-Peter Steuhl

Author Affiliations

1: Klinik für Erkrankungen des vorderen Augenabschnitts, Zentrum für Augenheilkunde, Universität Duisburg-Essen, Hufelandstr. 55, 45122 Essen, Germany.

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