Herpes simplex virus keratitis after laser in situ keratomileusis

Journal of Refractive Surgery

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 400-402

  Levy, Jaime ^a   Lapid Gortzak, Ruth ^a   Klemperer, Itamar ^a   Lifshitz, Tova ^a  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; ANTIVIRUS AGENT; CHLORAMPHENICOL; DEXAMETHASONE; EYE DROPS; STEROID; VALACICLOVIR;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DRUG DOSE REGIMEN; EYE INFECTION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HERPES LABIALIS; HERPES SIMPLEX KERATITIS; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS; HUMAN; INFECTION PREVENTION; KERATOMILEUSIS; MYOPIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT INFECTION; SLIT LAMP; STEROID THERAPY; VIRUS REACTIVATION; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 22644442090     PISSN: 1081597X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/1081-597x-20050701-17     Document Type: Article

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