Relapsing Mooren's ulcer after amniotic membrane transplantation combined with conjunctival autografting

Ophthalmology

Volumn 111, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 792-795

  Chen, Ko Hua ^a,b,c   Hsu, Wen Ming ^a,b   Liang, Chih Kai ^a,b  

^a TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTES   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLLAGENASE INHIBITOR; CORTICOSTEROID; MINOCYCLINE; PREDNISOLONE; STEROID; TETRACYCLINE;

ADULT; AMNION; ANAMNESIS; ANTERIOR EYE CHAMBER; ARTICLE; AUTOGRAFT; CASE REPORT; CELL INFILTRATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONJUNCTIVA; CORNEA EDEMA; CORNEA INJURY; CORNEA PERFORATION; CORNEA RODENT ULCER; DISEASE COURSE; EYE INFLAMMATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELAPSE; TRANSPLANTATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY;

AMNION; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; CONJUNCTIVA; CORNEAL ULCER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RECURRENCE; REOPERATION; TRANSPLANTATION, AUTOLOGOUS; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 1842423149     PISSN: 01616420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ophtha.2003.06.024     Document Type: Article

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