Topical Cyclosporine in the Management of Shield Ulcers

Cornea

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 194-200

  Çetinkaya, Altug ^a   Akova, Yonca Aydin ^a   Dursun, Dilek ^a   Pelit, Aysel ^a  

^a BASKENT UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Shield ulcer; Topical cyclosporine; Vernal keratoconjunctivitis

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; ARTIFICIAL TEAR; CETIRIZINE; CIPROFLOXACIN; CORTICOSTEROID; CYCLOSPORIN; FLUOCORTOLONE; FLUOROMETHOLONE; LODOXAMIDE; OLOPATADINE; PREDNISOLONE ACETATE; RIMEXOLONE; STEROID; TOBRAMYCIN;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BIOMICROSCOPY; BURNING SENSATION; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CORNEA ULCER; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG EFFICACY; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; SHIELD ULCER; SIDE EFFECT; SLIT LAMP; VERNAL CONJUNCTIVITIS;

ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CONJUNCTIVITIS, ALLERGIC; CYCLOSPORINE; HUMANS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; MALE; OPHTHALMIC SOLUTIONS; ULCER;

EID: 1442325321     PISSN: 02773740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00003226-200403000-00014     Document Type: Article

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