Corneal perforation after pterygium surgery and MMC eye-drops;Perforation corneenne suite a une excision de pterygion avec usage de mitomycine collyre a 0,02 %

Journal Francais d'Ophtalmologie

Volumn 22, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 776-779

  Kassir, M S ^a  

^a NONE   (Lebanon)

Author keywords

Corneal perforation; Mitomycin C; Pterygium; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

MITOMYCIN C; EYE DROPS; MITOMYCIN; NUCLEIC ACID SYNTHESIS INHIBITOR;

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CORNEA PERFORATION; CORNEA SURGERY; DISEASE COURSE; DRUG SAFETY; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; PTERYGIUM; RISK FACTOR; SENESCENCE; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; AGE; CORNEA DISEASE; RUPTURE;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; CORNEAL DISEASES; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MITOMYCIN; NUCLEIC ACID SYNTHESIS INHIBITORS; OPHTHALMIC SOLUTIONS; PTERYGIUM; RISK FACTORS; RUPTURE, SPONTANEOUS;

EID: 0032868875     PISSN: 01815512     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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