Corneal infiltration after recurrent corneal epithelial erosion

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 81, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 537-540

  Ionides, A C W ^a   Tuft, S J ^a   Ferguson, V M G ^a   Matheson, M M ^b   Hykin, P G ^a  

^a MOORFIELDS EYE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFUROXIME; CORTICOSTEROID; GENTAMICIN; OFLOXACIN;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CORNEA EPITHELIUM; CORNEA EROSION; CORNEA PERMEABILITY; CORNEA STROMA; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOPYON; IRIDOCYCLITIS; KERATITIS; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MICROSCOPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

EID: 0030858946     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.81.7.537     Document Type: Article

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