Evaluation of topical 0.03% flurbiprofen drops in the treatment of herpetic stromal keratitis

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 131-135

  Vajpayee, Rasik B ^a   Dhakal, Bhim P ^a   Gupta, Suresh K ^a   Sachdev, Mahipal S ^a   Satpathy, Geeta ^a   Honavar, Santosh G ^a   Panda, Anita ^a  

^a ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

acyclovir; dexamethasone; flurbiprofen; herpetic stromal keratitis

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; DEXAMETHASONE; FLURBIPROFEN; PLACEBO;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA STROMA; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HERPES SIMPLEX KERATITIS; HUMAN; MALE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

EID: 0029785346     PISSN: 08149763     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-9071.1996.tb01567.x     Document Type: Article

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