Autologous limbal transplantation in unilateral chemical burns

Documenta Ophthalmologica

Volumn 98, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 257-266

  Nuijts, R M M A ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Chemical injury; Corneal surgery; Limbus transplantation; Persistent epithelial defect

Indexed keywords

KETOROLAC; KETOROLAC TROMETAMOL; PREDNISOLONE ACETATE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTIGMATISM; AUTOGRAFT; CASE REPORT; CHEMICAL BURN; CONTACT LENS; CORNEA LIMBUS; CORNEA TRANSPLANTATION; EPITHELIZATION; EYE INJURY; HEALING; HUMAN; KERATOMETRY; MALE; TRICHIASIS; VISUAL ACUITY;

ADULT; BURNS, CHEMICAL; CELL TRANSPLANTATION; CORNEAL TOPOGRAPHY; EPITHELIUM, CORNEAL; EYE BURNS; HUMANS; LIMBUS CORNEAE; MALE; TRANSPLANTATION, AUTOLOGOUS; VISUAL ACUITY; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 0033361887     PISSN: 00124486     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1001808431355     Document Type: Article

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