Role of post-operative topical corticosteroids in recurrence rate after pterygium excision with conjunctival autograft

Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand

Volumn 86, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2003, Pages

  Yaisawang, Sudarat ^a   Piyapattanakorn, Pittaya ^a  

^a CHULALONGKORN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Conjunctival Autograft; Pterygium; Topical Corticosteroids

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; PREDNISOLONE ACETATE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUTOGRAFT; CONJUNCTIVA; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; DRUG EFFECT; EXCISION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PTERYGIUM; RECURRENCE RISK; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SELF REPORT; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; ADULT; AGED; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CONJUNCTIVA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PTERYGIUM; RECURRENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0041429600     PISSN: 01252208     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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