Macular infarction after intravitreal amikacin: Mounting evidence against amikacin [9]

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 86, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 359-360

  Galloway, Gavin ^a   Ramsay, A ^a   Jordan, K ^a   Vivian, A ^a  

^a WEST SUFFOLK HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN;

AGED; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; LETTER; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA BLOOD VESSEL OCCLUSION; RETINA MACULA INFARCTION; VITREOUS BODY;

AGED; AMIKACIN; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFARCTION; MACULA LUTEA; PHACOEMULSIFICATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS;

EID: 0036197669     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.86.3.359     Document Type: Letter

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