Effect of topical steroids on corneal epithelial healing after vitreoretinal surgery

Acta Ophthalmologica Scandinavica

Volumn 84, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 319-322

  Yülek, Fatma ^a,b   Özdek, Sengül ^a   Gürelik, Gökhan ^a   Hasanreisoǧlu, Berati ^a  

^a GAZI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b NONE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Cornea; Epithelium; Steroids; Vitreoretinal surgery

Indexed keywords

CYCLOPENTHOLATE; CYCLOPLEGIC AGENT; DEXAMETHASONE SODIUM PHOSPHATE; EYE DROPS; LOMEFLOXACIN; SIKLOMID; SILICONE OIL; STEROID; TOBRAMYCIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; APHAKIA; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA EPITHELIUM; CORNEA INJURY; DEBRIDEMENT; DIABETES MELLITUS; DRUG EFFECT; EYE SURGERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPERATION DURATION; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSEUDOPHAKIA; WOUND HEALING; WOUND HEALING IMPAIRMENT;

ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CORNEAL EDEMA; DEBRIDEMENT; DEXAMETHASONE; EPITHELIUM, CORNEAL; FEMALE; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; VITREORETINOPATHY, PROLIFERATIVE; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 33646791193     PISSN: 13953907     EISSN: 16000420     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0420.2005.00632.x     Document Type: Article

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