Late bacterial keratitis after implantation of intrastromal corneal ring segments

Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 407-409

  Bourcier, Tristan ^a   Borderie, Vincent ^a   Laroche, Laurent ^a  

^a CENTRE HOSPITALIER NATIONAL D OPHTALMOLOGIE DES QUINZE VINGTS   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS; CORNEA STROMA; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; KERATECTOMY; KERATITIS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFRACTION ERROR; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT PLANNING; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

EID: 0037328310     PISSN: 08863350     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0886-3350(02)01484-0     Document Type: Article

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