Fungal keratitis after laser in situ keratomileusis

Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 613-615

  Sridhar, Mittanamalli S ^a   Garg, Prashant ^a   Bansal, Aashish K ^a   Sharma, Savitri ^b  

^a Anterior Segment and Refractive Surgery Services   (India)

^b L V PRASAD EYE INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEPHALOSPORIN; CIPROFLOXACIN; EYE DROPS; FLUOROMETHOLONE; GENTAMICIN; PEFLOXACIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; EYE INFLAMMATION; FEMALE; FUNGUS CULTURE; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; KERATECTOMY; KERATITIS; KERATOMILEUSIS; LACRIMATION; MYCOSIS; MYOPIA; PAIN; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCEDOSPORIUM APIOSPERMUM; SLIT LAMP; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

EID: 0033997683     PISSN: 08863350     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0886-3350(99)00459-9     Document Type: Article

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