Failure of amniotic membrane transplantation in the treatment of acute ocular burns

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 85, Issue 9, 2001, Pages 1065-1069

  Joseph, A ^a   Dua, H S ^a   King, A J ^a  

^a QUEEN S MEDICAL CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AMNION; ARTICLE; BURN; CHEMICAL BURN; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CORNEA DISEASE; EPITHELIZATION; EYE BURN; HUMAN; KERATOPLASTY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; SYMBLEPHARON;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; AGED; AMNION; BURNS, CHEMICAL; EYE BURNS; EYELIDS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 0034840064     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.85.9.1065     Document Type: Article

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