Perforated corneal hydrops treated with sulfur hexafluoride (SF 6) gas and tissue adhesive

Cornea

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 503-504

  Sii, Freda ^a   Lee, Graham A ^a,b,c   Gole, Glen A ^c  

^a City Eye Centre   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^c ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Acute hydrops; Corneal perforation; Intracameral gas; Keratoconus; Sulfur hexafluoride gas

Indexed keywords

ENBUCRILATE; OFLOXACIN; SULFUR HEXAFLUORIDE; TISSUE ADHESIVE;

ADOLESCENT; ANTERIOR EYE CHAMBER; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONTACT LENS; CORNEA PERFORATION; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; HYDROPS; KERATOCONUS; MALE; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PENETRATING KERATOPLASTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VOMITING;

ADOLESCENT; ANTERIOR CHAMBER; CORNEAL EDEMA; CORNEAL ULCER; CYANOACRYLATES; GASES; HUMANS; INJECTIONS; MALE; SULFUR HEXAFLUORIDE; TISSUE ADHESIVES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 17844382694     PISSN: 02773740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ico.0000151541.77618.2f     Document Type: Article

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