Outbreak of toxic anterior segment syndrome associated with glutaraldehyde after cataract surgery

Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery

Volumn 32, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 1696-1701

  Ünal, Mustafa ^a   Yücel, Iclal ^a   Akar, Yusuf ^a   Öner, Asli ^a   Altin, Meryem ^a  

^a AKDENIZ UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACRYLIC ACID DERIVATIVE; GLUTARALDEHYDE;

ADULT; AGED; ANTERIOR EYE CHAMBER ANGLE; ANTERIOR EYE SEGMENT; ARTICLE; AUTOCLAVE; CATARACT; CATARACT EXTRACTION; CLEANING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA EDEMA; DESCEMET MEMBRANE; FEMALE; FIBRIN FORMATION; GLAUCOMA; HUMAN; INSTRUMENT STERILIZATION; KERATOPLASTY; LENS IMPLANT; LENS IMPLANTATION; MALE; MEDICAL STAFF; MYDRIASIS; OPERATING ROOM; PHACOEMULSIFICATION; POSTOPERATIVE INFLAMMATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TOXIC ANTERIOR SEGMENT SYNDROME; TRABECULECTOMY;

AGED; ANTERIOR EYE SEGMENT; CORNEAL EDEMA; DESCEMET MEMBRANE; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; DISINFECTANTS; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; FEMALE; FIBRIN; GLUTARAL; HUMANS; LENS IMPLANTATION, INTRAOCULAR; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHACOEMULSIFICATION; PUPIL DISORDERS; SYNDROME; TURKEY;

EID: 33748926075     PISSN: 08863350     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrs.2006.05.008     Document Type: Article

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