Efficacy of supratarsal dexamethasone versus triamcinolone injection in recalcitrant vernal keratoconjunctivitis

Acta Ophthalmologica Scandinavica

Volumn 77, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 515-518

  Saini, Jagjit S ^a   Gupta, Amit ^a   Pandey, Suresh K ^a   Gupta, Vishali ^a   Gupta, Pankaj ^a  

^a POSTGRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

Recalcitrant; Supratarsal corticosteroid; Treatment; Vernal keratoconjunctivitis

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; CROMOGLYCATE DISODIUM; DEXAMETHASONE; DEXAMETHASONE SODIUM PHOSPHATE; DICLOFENAC; TRIAMCINOLONE; TRIAMCINOLONE ACETONIDE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA EDEMA; CORNEA LIMBUS; CORNEA ULCER; DEPIGMENTATION; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; EYE INFECTION; EYE MOVEMENT DISORDER; HUMAN; INTRAOCULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE ABNORMALITY; MALE; PAPILLARY CONJUNCTIVITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PTOSIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECURRENCE RISK; SCAR FORMATION; SCHOOL CHILD; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SYMPTOM; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VERNAL CONJUNCTIVITIS;

EID: 0032879186     PISSN: 13953907     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0420.1999.770505.x     Document Type: Article

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