Late-onset diffuse lamellar keratitis

Japanese Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 47, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 463-468

  Amano, Rie ^a   Ohno, Koji ^a   Shimizu, Kimiya ^a   Suzuki, Masanobu ^a   Aizawa, Daisuke ^b   Komatsu, Mari ^b  

^a KITASATO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b FUKUOKA SANNO HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Diffuse lamellar keratitis; Dry eye; Laser in situ keratomileusis; Meibomian gland dysfunction; Schirmer test

Indexed keywords

BALANCED SALT SOLUTION; BETAMETHASONE; CORTICOSTEROID; DICLOFENAC; ERYTHROMYCIN LACTOBIONATE; FLUOROMETHOLONE; LEVOFLOXACIN; OXYTETRACYCLINE; POLYMYXIN B; POVIDONE IODINE; PREDNISOLONE;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BIOMICROSCOPY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CORNEA THICKNESS; DIFFUSE LAMELLAR KERATITIS; EYE SURGERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; KERATITIS; KERATOMILEUSIS; MALE; MYOPIA; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SLIT LAMP; SURGICAL PATIENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SYMPTOM; TOPICAL TREATMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL DISORDER;

EID: 0042837881     PISSN: 00215155     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0021-5155(03)00102-3     Document Type: Article

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