Bacterial keratitis following laser in situ keratomileusis for hyperopia

Journal of Refractive Surgery

Volumn 15, Issue 2 SUPPL., 1999, Pages

  Al Reefy, Moemen ^a  

^a Military Hospital   (Bahrain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CEPHALOSPORIN; GENTAMICIN; OFLOXACIN;

ADULT; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CASE REPORT; CONFERENCE PAPER; CORNEA EDEMA; HUMAN; HYPERMETROPIA; KERATITIS; KERATOMILEUSIS; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; SUBCONJUNCTIVAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; VISUAL ACUITY;

ADULT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CORNEA; CORNEAL TRANSPLANTATION; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; EYE INFECTIONS, BACTERIAL; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; HYPEROPIA; KERATITIS; LASER SURGERY; MALE; OPHTHALMIC SOLUTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 0032897933     PISSN: 1081597X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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