Retained anterior chamber cilium causing endophthalmitis after phacoemulsification

Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 521-522

  Galloway, Gavin D ^a   Ang, Ghee Soon ^a   Shenoy, Rupal ^a   Beigi, Bijan ^a  

^a NORFOLK AND NORWICH UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATROPINE; CEFTAZIDIME; CEFUROXIME; CIPROFLOXACIN; DEXAMETHASONE; GENTAMICIN; STEROID; VANCOMYCIN;

ANTERIOR EYE CHAMBER; CATARACT EXTRACTION; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; EUKARYOTIC FLAGELLUM; EYELASH; FOREIGN BODY; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; INJECTION; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; LITERATURE; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; PHACOEMULSIFICATION; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TONOMETRY; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 1642382112     PISSN: 08863350     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrs.2003.11.028     Document Type: Article

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