Entry of antibiotic ointment into the anterior chamber after uneventful phacoemulsification

Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 595-597

  Aralikatti, Anil K V ^a   Needham, Andrew D ^a   Lee, Mun W ^a   Prasad, Somdutt ^a  

^a ARROWE PARK HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHLORAMPHENICOL; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; SILASTIC;

AGED; ANTERIOR EYE CHAMBER; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CATARACT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONJUNCTIVA; CORNEA; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LENS IMPLANT; PHACOEMULSIFICATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY; DEVICE REMOVAL; DRUG EFFECT; LENS IMPLANTATION; METHODOLOGY; OINTMENT; REOPERATION; WOUND DRAINAGE;

AGED; ANTERIOR CHAMBER; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CHLORAMPHENICOL; CORNEA; DEVICE REMOVAL; DRAINAGE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LENS IMPLANTATION, INTRAOCULAR; LENSES, INTRAOCULAR; OINTMENTS; PHACOEMULSIFICATION; REOPERATION; SILICONE ELASTOMERS;

EID: 0037350730     PISSN: 08863350     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0886-3350(02)01503-1     Document Type: Article

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