Ophthalmic fluorometholone-gentamicin versus ophthalmic betamethasone-gentamicin following cataract surgery

Ocular Immunology and Inflammation

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 51-54

  Steinbach, P D ^a   Bauer, J ^a,d   Sunder Raj, P ^b,c  

^a MARIEN HOSPITAL DÜSSELDORF   (Germany)

^b CIBA Vision AG   (Switzerland)

^c Marien Hospital ^*  (United Kingdom)

^d CIBA Vision Ophthalmics ^*  (Germany)

Author keywords

Betamethasone gentamicin; Cataract surgery; Fluorometholone gentamicin; Intra ocular lens; Ocular inflammation

Indexed keywords

BETAMETHASONE; EYE DROPS; FLUOROMETHOLONE; GENTAMICIN;

ADULT; AFTERCATARACT; AGED; ARTICLE; CATARACT; CATARACT EXTRACTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; EYE INFLAMMATION; EYE IRRITATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LENS; LENS IMPLANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OINTMENT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

EID: 0030950747     PISSN: 09273948     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/09273949709085050     Document Type: Article

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