Evaluation of limbal conjunctival autograft and low-dose mitomycin C in the treatment of recurrent pterygium

Ophthalmic Surgery Lasers and Imaging

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 193-196

  Nabawi, Khaled S ^a,b,c   Ghonim, Mahfouz A ^b   Ali, Mohamad H ^b  

^a ALEXANDRIA UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^b Magrabi Eye and Ear Center   (Oman)

^c NONE   (Egypt)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LIDOCAINE; MAXITROL; MITOMYCIN C; OXYBUPROCAINE; POVIDONE IODINE; ANTINEOPLASTIC ANTIBIOTIC; MITOMYCIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOGRAFT; CHEMOSURGERY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CORNEA LIMBUS; EXCISION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LAVAGE; LOW DRUG DOSE; MALE; OMAN; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PTERYGIUM; RECURRENCE RISK; RECURRENT DISEASE; RISK FACTOR; VISUAL ACUITY; AUTOTRANSPLANTATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONJUNCTIVA; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIMODALITY CANCER THERAPY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; TRANSPLANTATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTICS, ANTINEOPLASTIC; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; CONJUNCTIVA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MITOMYCIN; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PTERYGIUM; RECURRENCE; TRANSPLANTATION, AUTOLOGOUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 0037945288     PISSN: 15428877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/1542-8877-20030501-05     Document Type: Article

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