Pyogenic granuloma: A rare complication of silicone punctal plugs

Ophthalmic Surgery and Lasers

Volumn 30, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 584-585

  Akova, Yonca Aydin ^a   Demirhan, Beyhan ^b   Çakmakçi, Safak ^a   Aydin, Pinar ^a  

^a BASKENT UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SILICONE;

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DRY EYE; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; LACRIMAL APPARATUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYOGENIC GRANULOMA;

AGED; DEVICE REMOVAL; DRY EYE SYNDROMES; EYELID DISEASES; FEMALE; GRANULOMA, PYOGENIC; HUMANS; REOPERATION; SILICONE ELASTOMERS;

EID: 0032837426     PISSN: 10823069     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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