Use of Traditional Eye Medicines by Corneal Ulcer Patients Presenting to a Hospital in South India

Indian Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 15-18

  Prajna, N Venkatesh ^a   Pillai, Manju R ^a   Manimegalai, T K ^a   Srinivasan, M ^a  

^a ARAVIND EYE HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

Corneal blindness; Corneal ulcer; Health education; Primary eye care; Traditional eye medicine

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CORNEA ULCER; FEMALE; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; INDIA; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MIDDLE AGED; RURAL POPULATION; STATISTICS; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CORNEAL ULCER; FEMALE; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; INDIA; MALE; MEDICAL RECORDS; MEDICINE, TRADITIONAL; MIDDLE AGED; RURAL POPULATION;

EID: 0007939656     PISSN: 03014738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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