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Fig. 4

From: Effects of excimer laser phototherapeutic keratectomy in limbal-conjunctival autograft transplantation for recurrent pterygium: a retrospective case control study

Fig. 4

In Vivo Confocal Microscopy examination of the patients 6 months after surgery with (a, c, e) or without (b, d, f) PTK treatment. a The epithelium exhibited slightly irregular polygonal basal cells in the surgical area with some brightly reflective cell structures. b Highly reflective masses with irregular cell shapes were observed. c Normal (in length and density) subepithelial nerve plexus. d Decreased nerve density and short nerve fibers. e Normal stromal cells with mild bright scar tissue; f Highly reflective scar tissue in the stroma

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