Preventing conjunctival autograft inversion in pterygium surgery

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 91, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 83-84

  Figueira, E C ^a   Coroneo, M T ^a   Francis, I C ^a  

^a PRINCE OF WALES HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; BUPIVACAINE; CYCLOPENTOLATE; TETRACAINE;

ARTICLE; AUTOGRAFT; CONJUNCTIVA EPITHELIUM; CONNECTIVE TISSUE; EYE SURGERY; GRAFT FAILURE; HUMAN; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PTERYGIUM; RECURRENT DISEASE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CONJUNCTIVA; CONNECTIVE TISSUE; HUMANS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PTERYGIUM; SCLERA; TRANSPLANTATION, AUTOLOGOUS;

EID: 33846242473     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.2006.102905     Document Type: Article

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