Subconjunctival mitomycin C as adjunctive therapy before pterygium excision

Ophthalmology

Volumn 110, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 1012-1016

  Donnenfeld, Eric D ^a,b,c   Perry, Henry D ^a,c,d   Fromer, Susan ^b   Doshi, Sima ^a,b,c   Solomon, Renée ^c   Biser, Seth ^a,c  

^a NASSAU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b EAR AND THROAT HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c OPHTHALMIC CONSULTANTS OF LONG ISLAND   (United States)

^d NEW YORK EYE AND EAR INFIRMARY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MITOMYCIN C;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CELL ACTIVATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; EYE SURGERY; FEMALE; FIBROBLAST; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PTERYGIUM; RECURRENCE RISK; RECURRENT DISEASE; SCLEROTOMY;

EID: 0038218334     PISSN: 01616420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0161-6420(03)00091-5     Document Type: Article

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