Fibrin glue in the management of corneal melt

Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 532-534

  Sii, Freda ^a,b   Lee, Graham A ^a,b  

^a ROYAL BRISBANE AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b Eye Centre River City   (Australia)

Author keywords

Corneal melt; Human fibrin glue; Tissue adhesives

Indexed keywords

ANESTHETIC AGENT; FIBRIN GLUE; TISSEEL DUO 500; TISSUE ADHESIVE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BANDAGE; CASE REPORT; CONTACT LENS; CORNEA DISEASE; CORNEA NEOVASCULARIZATION; DEBRIDEMENT; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; MALE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TISSUE NECROSIS; WOUND HEALING; DRUG EFFECT; LETTER;

ADULT; CORNEAL DISEASES; FIBRIN TISSUE ADHESIVE; HUMANS; MALE; TISSUE ADHESIVES; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 33644808737     PISSN: 14426404     EISSN: 14429071     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-9071.2005.01076.x     Document Type: Article

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