Bilateral corneal infiltrates after excimer laser photorefractive keratectomy

Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 456-459

  Rao, Srinivas K ^a   Fogla, Rajesh ^a   Rajagopal, Rama ^a   Sitalakshmi, G ^a   Padmanabhan, Prema ^a  

^a SANKARA NETHRALAYA   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETAMETHASONE; CIPROFLOXACIN; STEROID; TETRACYCLINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CORNEA; EXCIMER LASER; HUMAN; KERATECTOMY; KERATITIS; MALE; MYOPIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; VISUAL ACUITY;

ADULT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CORNEA; CORNEAL DISEASES; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HUMANS; KERATECTOMY, PHOTOREFRACTIVE, EXCIMER LASER; MALE; MYOPIA; OPHTHALMIC SOLUTIONS; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 0034058122     PISSN: 08863350     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0886-3350(99)00348-X     Document Type: Article

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