Oral tetracycline in the treatment of recurrent corneal erosions

Eye (Basingstoke)

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 1994, Pages 384-388

  Hope Ross, Monique W ^a   Chell, Paul B ^a   Kervick, Gerard N ^b   McDonnell, Peter J ^a   Jones, Helen S ^a  

^a CITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b ALTNAGELVIN HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Macroerosion; Meibomian gland; Meibomian gland dysfunction; Microerosion; Oral tetracycline; Recalcitrant recurrent corneal erosion; Recurrent corneal erosion

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CHLORAMPHENICOL; CYCLOPENTOLATE; PREDNISOLONE; STEROID; TETRACYCLINE;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA EROSION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG THERAPY; HUMAN; HYGIENE; OINTMENT; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; ULCER HEALING;

EID: 0028021323     PISSN: 0950222X     EISSN: 14765454     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/eye.1994.91     Document Type: Article

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