Traumatic late flap dehiscence and Enterobacter keratitis following LASIK

Journal of Refractive Surgery

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 402-404

  Cheung, Leanne M ^b   Papalkar, Daya ^b   Versace, Patrick ^a,b  

^a Sydney Eye and Laservision Centre   (Australia)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CHLORAMPHENICOL; CIPROFLOXACIN; DEXAMETHASONE; GENTAMICIN; LUBRICATING AGENT; MEROPENEM; OFLOXACIN; TETANUS ANTIBODY; TETANUS TOXOID; TOBRAMYCIN;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DEBRIDEMENT; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; ENTEROBACTER; EYE INJURY; FLAP DEHISCENCE; FOREIGN BODY; HUMAN; KERATITIS; KERATOMILEUSIS; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN ALLERGY; TOPICAL ANESTHESIA; VISUAL ACUITY; WOUND DEHISCENCE;

EID: 33645955593     PISSN: 1081597X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/1081-597x-20060401-18     Document Type: Article

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