Fungal keratitis after photorefractive keratectomy: Delayed diagnosis and treatment in a co-managed setting

Journal of Refractive Surgery

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 364-366

  Periman, Laura M ^b   Harrison, Devin A ^b   Kim, Jeehee ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEXAMETHASONE PLUS TOBRAMYCIN; OFLOXACIN; PREDNISOLONE ACETATE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CORNEA ULCER; DISEASE COURSE; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FUNGUS HYPHAE; HUMAN; KERATECTOMY; KERATITIS; MALE; MYCOSIS; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VISUAL ACUITY;

ADULT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ASPERGILLOSIS; CORNEA; CORNEAL ULCER; EYE INFECTIONS, FUNGAL; HUMANS; KERATECTOMY, PHOTOREFRACTIVE, EXCIMER LASER; KERATOPLASTY, PENETRATING; MALE; PATIENT CARE TEAM; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RUPTURE, SPONTANEOUS;

EID: 0038176496     PISSN: 1081597X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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