Adjunctive therapy and surgical considerations in the management of bacterial ulcerative keratitis

International Ophthalmology Clinics

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 37-48

  Pineda II, Roberta ^a   Dohlman, Claes H ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCYSTEINE; COLLAGENASE INHIBITOR; CYANOACRYLATE; CYCLOPLEGIC AGENT; EDETIC ACID; MATRIX METALLOPROTEINASE; PREDNISOLONE ACETATE; TETRACYCLINE; TISSUE ADHESIVE;

ACCOMMODATION PARALYSIS; ARTICLE; BIOPSY; CORNEA PERFORATION; CORNEA TRANSPLANTATION; CORNEA ULCER; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; CRYOTHERAPY; DEBRIDEMENT; DRUG EFFICACY; EXCIMER LASER; KERATITIS; PENETRATING KERATOPLASTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; TREATMENT PLANNING;

ADJUVANTS, PHARMACEUTIC; ANIMALS; CORNEAL ULCER; EYE INFECTIONS, BACTERIAL; HUMANS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0030467467     PISSN: 00208167     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004397-199603630-00006     Document Type: Article

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