The efficiency of limbal conjunctival autografting in pterygium surgery

European Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 365-370

  Kilic, Adil ^a,c   Gurler, B ^b  

^a HARRAN UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b GAZIANTEP UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c NONE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Excision; Limbal conjunctival autografting; Pterygium recurrence; Pterygium surgery

Indexed keywords

DEXAMETHASONE; DEXAMETHASONE PLUS TOBRAMYCIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUTOGRAFT; CONTACT LENS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXCISION REPAIR; EYE SURGERY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; KERATECTOMY; LIMBAL CONJUNCTIVAL AUTOGRAFT; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PTERYGIUM; SKIN DEFECT;

EID: 33745918007     PISSN: 11206721     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/112067210601600302     Document Type: Article

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