A randomized trial of low-dose, topical mitomycin-C in the treatment of severe vernal keratoconjunctivitis

Ophthalmology

Volumn 107, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 263-269

  Akpek, Esen Karamursel ^a,b   Hasiripi, Hikmet ^b   Christen, William G ^c   Kalayci, Defne ^b  

^a Massachusetts Eye Ear Infirm H   (United States)

^b Dept Ophthalmol Ankara Numune H ^*  (Turkey)

^c BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MITOMYCIN C;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA EPITHELIUM; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG ABSORPTION; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; FIBROBLAST; HUMAN; KERATOCONJUNCTIVITIS; MALE; MAST CELL DEGRANULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS;

ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIBIOTICS, ANTINEOPLASTIC; CHILD; CONJUNCTIVITIS, ALLERGIC; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MITOMYCIN; OPHTHALMIC SOLUTIONS; SAFETY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0034028103     PISSN: 01616420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0161-6420(99)00096-2     Document Type: Article

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