Herpes simplex keratitis and visual impairment: A case series

Indian Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 23-27

  Kabra, Amit ^a   Lalitha, Prajna ^a   Mahadevan, Kannan ^a   Prajna, Namperumalsamy Venkatesh ^a   Srinivasan, Muthaiah ^a  

^a ARAVIND EYE HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

Herpes simplex; Keratitis; Visual impairment

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; STEROID;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA DISEASE; FEMALE; FISHER EXACT TEST; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HERPES SIMPLEX KERATITIS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

EID: 33644839349     PISSN: 03014738     EISSN: 03014738     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0301-4738.21610     Document Type: Article

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