Intracorneal, aqueous humor, and vitreous humor penetration of topical and oral ofloxacin

Archives of Ophthalmology

Volumn 115, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 173-176

  Donnenfdd, Eric D ^a,b,c   Perry, Henry D ^a,b,c   Snyder, Robert W ^a,b,c   Moadel, Ken ^a,b,c   Elshy, Mitch ^a,b,c   Jones, Hanifa ^a,b,c  

^a NORTH SHORE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OFLOXACIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AGED; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; AQUEOUS HUMOR; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA; DRUG PENETRATION; DRUG TISSUE LEVEL; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; KERATOPATHY; MALE; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PENETRATING KERATOPLASTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; VITRECTOMY; VITREOUS BODY;

EID: 0031059723     PISSN: 00039950     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archopht.1997.01100150175004     Document Type: Article

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