Conjunctival Autografting Combined With Low-Dose Mitomycin C for Prevention of Primary Pterygium Recurrence

American Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 141, Issue 6, 2006, Pages

  Frucht Pery, Joseph ^a   Raiskup, Frederic ^a   Ilsar, Michael ^a   Landau, David ^a   Orucov, Faik ^a   Solomon, Abraham ^a  

^a HADASSAH HEBREW UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; DEXAMETHASONE; FLUOROMETHOLONE; MITOMYCIN C; SODIUM CHLORIDE; TIMOLOL;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUTOGRAFT; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONJUNCTIVAL HEMORRHAGE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; EPITHELIZATION; EXCISION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MELTING POINT; PEROPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE EDEMA; POSTOPERATIVE INFLAMMATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PTERYGIUM; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; SCLERA; STUDENT T TEST; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; WARD; WOUND;

EID: 33744798498     PISSN: 00029394     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajo.2005.12.028     Document Type: Article

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