Corneal infiltrates after excimer laser photorefractive keratectomy and LASIK

Journal of Refractive Surgery

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 159-165

  De Oliveira, Giselle C ^a   Solari, Helena P ^a   Ciola, Fabiano B ^a   Lima, Ana Luisa Höfling ^a   Campos, Mauro S ^a,b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; BIAMOTIL D; CEFALOTIN; CIPROFLOXACIN; DEXAMETHASONE; DEXAMETHASONE PLUS TOBRAMYCIN; DICLOFENAC; FLORATE; FLUOROMETHOLONE; GENTAMICIN; HYDROXYPROPYLMETHYLCELLULOSE; LACRIMA PLUS; OFLOXACIN; PREDNISOLONE ACETATE; TOBRAMYCIN;

ADULT; ALPHA HEMOLYTIC STREPTOCOCCUS; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COAGULASE NEGATIVE STAPHYLOCOCCUS; CORYNEBACTERIUM XEROSIS; EXCIMER LASER; FEMALE; GRAM POSITIVE COCCI; HUMAN; KERATITIS; KERATOMILEUSIS; LASER; MALE; PHOTOREFRACTIVE KERATECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFRACTION ERROR; REVIEW; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 33644500433     PISSN: 1081597X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/1081-597x-20060201-14     Document Type: Review

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