Occult anterior-chamber metallic fragment post-phacoemulsification masquerading as chronic recalcitrant postoperative inflammation

American Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 139, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 541-542

  Stangos, Alexandros N ^a   Pournaras, Constantin J ^a   Petropoulos, Ioannis K ^a  

^a GENEVA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ACETAZOLAMIDE; ALUMINUM; COPPER; KETOROLAC TROMETAMOL; TRIAMCINOLONE ACETONIDE; ZINC;

AGED; ANAMNESIS; ANTERIOR EYE CHAMBER; ARTICLE; BIOMICROSCOPY; CASE REPORT; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHRONIC INFLAMMATION; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; EPIRETINAL MEMBRANE; EYE INFLAMMATION; FEMALE; FLUORESCENCE ANGIOGRAPHY; HUMAN; INTRAOCULAR FOREIGN BODY; OPHTHALMOSCOPY; OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY; PHACOEMULSIFICATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA MACULA EDEMA; SLIT LAMP; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL DISORDER; VITRECTOMY;

EID: 15044362340     PISSN: 00029394     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajo.2004.08.031     Document Type: Article

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