Balloon catheter dilatation for treatment of congenital nasolacrimal duct obstruction

American Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 121, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 304-309

  Becker, B B ^a   Berry, F D ^a   Koller, H ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFACLOR; CEFAZOLIN; CEFTRIAXONE; CLAVULANATE POTASSIUM; DEXAMETHASONE; FLUORESCEIN; OXYMETAZOLINE; PHENYLEPHRINE; PREDNISOLONE ACETATE; PREDNISONE; TOBRAMYCIN;

ARTICLE; ASCOMYCETES; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BALLOON CATHETER; BALLOON DILATATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LACRIMAL DUCT OCCLUSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SILASTIC TUBE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

EID: 0029939062     PISSN: 00029394     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9394(14)70279-X     Document Type: Article

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