A novel use of amniotic membrane in the management of tube exposure following glaucoma tube shunt surgery

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 90, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 417-419

  Ainsworth, G ^a   Rotchford, A ^a   Dua, H S ^a   King, Anthony J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN S MEDICAL CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFUROXIME; GENTAMICIN; MITOMYCIN C;

ADULT; AGED; AMNION; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONJUNCTIVA; EPITHELIZATION; FEMALE; GLAUCOMA; GLAUCOMA DRAINAGE IMPLANT; GLAUCOMA SURGERY; HUMAN; INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCLERA; SHUNTING; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; AMNION; CONJUNCTIVA; FEMALE; GLAUCOMA; GLAUCOMA DRAINAGE IMPLANTS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NECROSIS; PROSTHESIS FAILURE;

EID: 33645287991     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.2005.084905     Document Type: Article

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