Silicone oil in the surgical treatment of endophthalmitis associated with r etinal detachment

International Ophthalmology

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 147-150

  Aras, Cengiz ^a   Ozdamar, Akif ^a   Karacorlu, Murat ^a   Ozkan, Sehirbay ^a  

^a ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Endophthalmitis; Silicone oil; Vitrectomy

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFTAZIDIME; CORTICOSTEROID; CYCLOPENTOLATE; CYCLOPLEGIC AGENT; DEXAMETHASONE SODIUM PHOSPHATE; OXANE; PREDNISOLONE; SILICONE OIL; VANCOMYCIN;

ADULT; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CATARACT EXTRACTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG USE; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; EPIRETINAL MEMBRANE; EYE INFLAMMATION; EYELID REFLEX; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LASER COAGULATION; LIGHT; MALE; OPTIC NERVE ATROPHY; PERFORATING EYE INJURY; PHITISIS BULBI; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; RETINA DETACHMENT; RETINA DETACHMENT SURGERY; RETINOPEXY; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS; VISUAL ACUITY; VITRECTOMY; VITREOUS BODY; VITREOUS DISEASE;

ADULT; AGED; CHILD; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; EYE INFECTIONS, BACTERIAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETINAL DETACHMENT; SILICONE OILS; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY; VITRECTOMY; VITREOUS BODY;

EID: 17144447534     PISSN: 01655701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1021108907745     Document Type: Article

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