Keratitis from corneal anesthetic abuse after photorefractive keratectomy

Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 447-449

  Ji Young Kim, ^a   Yong Suk Choi, ^a   Jin Hak Lee, ^a  

^a Seoul National University Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA INTERFERON; ANESTHETIC AGENT; ANTIAMEBIC AGENT; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; ANTIVIRUS AGENT; DEXAMETHASONE; EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR; HYALURONIC ACID; PREDNISOLONE; PROXYMETACAINE; STEROID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BIOPSY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CORNEA EPITHELIUM; DRUG ABUSE; EXTRACAPSULAR CATARACT EXTRACTION; FUNGUS CULTURE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; KERATECTOMY; KERATITIS; MALE; MYOPIA; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PENETRATING KERATOPLASTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUBCONJUNCTIVAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; TOPICAL ANESTHESIA; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 0030984864     PISSN: 08863350     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0886-3350(97)80192-7     Document Type: Article

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