Lecithin-bound superoxide dismutase in the treatment of noninfectious corneal ulcers

American Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 135, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 613-619

  Shimmura, Shigeto ^a   Igarashi, Rie ^b   Yaguchi, Hiromoto ^a   Ohashi, Yoshie ^a   Shimazaki, Jun ^a   Tsubota, Kazuo ^a  

^a TOKYO DENTAL COLLEGE   (Japan)

^b ST MARIANNA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETAMETHASONE; CYCLOSPORIN A; HYALURONIC ACID; OFLOXACIN; PHOSPHATIDYLCHOLINE; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL INJURY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA RODENT ULCER; CORNEA ULCER; CYTOLOGY; DRUG EFFICACY; EYE INJURY; FEMALE; FLUORESCENCE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; KERATOCONJUNCTIVITIS; MALE; POLYMORPHONUCLEAR CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SLIT LAMP; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; THERMAL INJURY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0345352732     PISSN: 00029394     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9394(02)02151-7     Document Type: Article

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