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. 1977 Apr;95(4):678-81.
doi: 10.1001/archopht.1977.04450040144022.

Conjunctival impression cytology

R W Thatcher, S Darougar, B R Jones

Conjunctival impression cytology

R W Thatcher et al. Arch Ophthalmol. 1977 Apr.

Abstract

A new technique is presented using impression of the conjunctiva with a plastic device to study the conjunctival response in various conjunctival disease states. When used with a rapid acting stain the impression technique proved to be accurate, reproducible, and nondestructive when compared to the standard spatula scraping of the conjunctiva using Giemsa stain.

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