Keratitis and retinitis secondary to tarantula hair

Archives of Ophthalmology

Volumn 117, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 1096-1097

  Shrum, K Ray ^a   Robertson, Dennis M ^b   Baratz, Keith H ^b   Casperson, Tom J ^b   Rostvold, Jay A ^b  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; CYCLOPLEGIC AGENT;

ANTERIOR EYE SEGMENT; CASE REPORT; CHILD; FOREIGN BODY; HUMAN; KERATITIS; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINITIS; SHORT SURVEY; SPIDER;

EID: 0344631734     PISSN: 00039950     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archopht.117.8.1096     Document Type: Short Survey

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