Management of endophthalmitis with retained intraocular foreign body

Eye

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 179-182

  Knox, F Angela ^a   Best, R M ^a   Kinsella, F ^b   Mirza, K ^b   Sharkey, J A ^a   Mulholland, D ^a   Altaie, R ^b  

^a ROYAL VICTORIA HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Endophthalmitis; Intraocular foreign body; Intravitreal antibiotics; Trauma

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CILIARY DISK; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTRAOCULAR FOREIGN BODY; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCORING SYSTEM; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY; VITRECTOMY;

EID: 1342346270     PISSN: 0950222X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.eye.6700567     Document Type: Article

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