Efficacy of Eye Patching for Corneal Healing after Removal of Corneal Foreign Body

Annals of Ophthalmology

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 114-116

  Kurt, Emin ^a,b   Öztürk, Faruk ^b   Inan, Ümit Ü ^b   Emiroglu, M Levent ^b   Ilker, S Sami ^b  

^a Yeni Mah   (Turkey)

^b CELAL BAYAR UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CYCLOPENTOLATE; EYE OINTMENT;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA EPITHELIUM; CORNEA EROSION; DRUG FORMULATION; EYE PATCHING; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTRAOCULAR FOREIGN BODY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL CARE; STANDARD; WOUND CARE;

EID: 1242330981     PISSN: 15304086     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1385/AO:35:2:114     Document Type: Article

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