The effect of fourth-generation fluoroquinolones gatifloxacin and moxifloxacin on epithelial healing following photorefractive keratectomy

American Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 140, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 83-87

  Burka, Jenna M ^a   Bower, Kraig S ^a,b   Vanroekel, R Cameron ^a   Stutzman, Richard D ^a   Kuzmowych, Chrystyna P ^a   Howard, Robin S ^b  

^a Center for Refractive Surgery   (United States)

^b WALTER REED ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GATIFLOXACIN; MOXIFLOXACIN; QUINOLINE DERIVED ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA EPITHELIUM; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; PHOTOGRAPHY; PHOTOREFRACTIVE KERATECTOMY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; WOUND HEALING IMPAIRMENT;

ADULT; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ASTIGMATISM; AZA COMPOUNDS; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; EPITHELIUM, CORNEAL; FEMALE; FLUOROPHOTOMETRY; FLUOROQUINOLONES; HUMANS; KERATECTOMY, PHOTOREFRACTIVE, EXCIMER LASER; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOPIA; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUINOLINES; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 22444449079     PISSN: 00029394     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajo.2005.02.037     Document Type: Article

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