Autologous serum drop-dependent re-epithelialisation following penetrating keratoplasty in chronic graft vs host disease [16]

Eye

Volumn 19, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 823-825

  Fernando, A I ^a   Burton, B J L ^a   Smith, G T ^a   Corbett, Melanie C ^a  

^a WESTERN EYE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; ARTIFICIAL TEAR; BOTULINUM TOXIN; CEFUROXIME; CHLORAMPHENICOL; DEXAMETHASONE; EYE DROPS; ITRACONAZOLE;

ADULT; ALLOGENIC BONE MARROW TRANSPLANTATION; CANDIDA PARAPSILOSIS; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC GRAFT VERSUS HOST DISEASE; CHRONIC MYELOID LEUKEMIA; CONTACT LENS; CORNEA EPITHELIUM; CORNEA PERFORATION; CORNEA ULCER; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; DRY EYE; HUMAN; KERATITIS; LETTER; MALE; PENETRATING KERATOPLASTY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PTOSIS; REOPERATION; WOUND HEALING; WOUND HEALING IMPAIRMENT;

EID: 22744441480     PISSN: 0950222X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.eye.6701661     Document Type: Letter

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