Toxic anterior segment syndrome

Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 181-182

  Mamalis, Nick ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BALANCED SALT SOLUTION; CORTICOSTEROID;

ANTERIOR EYE CHAMBER DISEASE; ANTERIOR EYE SEGMENT; CLINICAL FEATURE; EDITORIAL; EPIDEMIC; HUMAN; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL SOCIETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

ACETATES; ANTERIOR EYE SEGMENT; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DRUG COMBINATIONS; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; HUMANS; MINERALS; OPHTHALMIC SOLUTIONS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SYNDROME;

EID: 33645296080     PISSN: 08863350     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrs.2006.01.036     Document Type: Editorial

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