Sympathetic ophthalmia following evisceration: A rare case

Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 316-318

  Griepentrog, Gregory J ^a   Lucarelli, Mark J ^a   Albert, Daniel M ^a   Nork, T Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; METHOTREXATE; PREDNISONE; TIMOLOL MALEATE; TRAVOPROST;

AGED; ANXIETY DISORDER; CASE REPORT; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; DRUG MEGADOSE; EVISCERATION; EYE PAIN; GERIATRIC PATIENT; GLAUCOMA; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INSOMNIA; MALE; MUSCLE CRAMP; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY; SYMPATHETIC OPHTHALMIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY;

AGED; EYE EVISCERATION; FLUORESCEIN ANGIOGRAPHY; GLAUCOMA; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HUMANS; MALE; OPHTHALMIA, SYMPATHETIC; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PREDNISONE; TOMOGRAPHY, OPTICAL COHERENCE;

EID: 23244431749     PISSN: 07409303     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.iop.0000170404.23769.00     Document Type: Short Survey

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