Iatrogenic corneal and conjunctival toxic reaction from hydrogen peroxide disinfection

Archives of Ophthalmology

Volumn 121, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 904-906

  Pandit, Rahul T ^b   Farjo, Ayad A ^b   Sutphin, John E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA HOSPITALS AND CLINICS   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CIPROFLOXACIN; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONJUNCTIVA DISEASE; CORNEA INJURY; DISINFECTION; EYE TOXICITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSTRUMENT STERILIZATION; LENS; LUBRICATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TONOMETER; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS, LOCAL; CONJUNCTIVAL DISEASES; CORNEAL DISEASES; DISINFECTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; IATROGENIC DISEASE; OPHTHALMOLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES;

EID: 0038010629     PISSN: 00039950     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archopht.121.6.904     Document Type: Article

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