Descemet membrane detachment with hemorrhage after alkali burn to the cornea

American Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 137, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 185-187

  Najjar, Dany M ^a,b   Rapuano, Christopher J ^a   Cohen, Elisabeth J ^a  

^a THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WILLS EYE HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALKALI; SODIUM HYDROXIDE; SULFUR HEXAFLUORIDE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHEMICAL BURN; CLINICAL FEATURE; CORNEA BURN; CORNEA EDEMA; CORNEA NEOVASCULARIZATION; DESCEMET MEMBRANE; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPHEMA; INTRAOCULAR HEMORRHAGE; MALE; MEMBRANE DAMAGE; OPHTHALMOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 0347990483     PISSN: 00029394     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9394(03)00785-2     Document Type: Article

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