Comparison of single-drop mitomycin C regime with other mitomycin C regimes in pterygium surgery

Indian Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 59-65

  Gupta, Ved P ^a,b   Saxena, Tishu ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

^b UCMS AND GTB HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

Mitomycin C; Pterygium surgery; Recurrence; Scleral complications; Single drop

Indexed keywords

ASCORBIC ACID; CIPROFLOXACIN; DEXAMETHASONE; IBUPROFEN; LIDOCAINE; MITOMYCIN C; NEOMYCIN; VITAMIN B COMPLEX;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; EPITHELIZATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; ISCHEMIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PTERYGIUM; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; SCLERA DISEASE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIBIOTICS, ANTINEOPLASTIC; CONJUNCTIVA; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTRAOPERATIVE CARE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MITOMYCIN; OPHTHALMIC SOLUTIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PTERYGIUM; RECURRENCE; SAFETY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0037356597     PISSN: 03014738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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