Can eyelashes migrate?

Klinische Monatsblatter fur Augenheilkunde

Volumn 222, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 238-240

  Wirth, M G ^a   Helbig, H ^a   Barben, Gabriela Wirth ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Endophthalmitis; Intraocular cilia; Scleritis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; CASE REPORT; CHORIORETINOPATHY; CONFERENCE PAPER; EYE INFLAMMATION; EYE PAIN; EYELASH; HUMAN; INTRAOCULAR FOREIGN BODY; MALE; SCLERITIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; VITREOUS DISEASE;

ADULT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CHOROIDITIS; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; EYELASHES; HUMANS; MALE; OPHTHALMOSCOPY; RETINA; SCLERITIS; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; VITRECTOMY;

EID: 17244362837     PISSN: 00232165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2005-858106     Document Type: Conference Paper

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