Treatment of Mooren's Ulcer with Topical Administration of Interferon Alfa 2a

Ophthalmology

Volumn 114, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 446-449

  Erdem, Uzeyir ^a   Kerimoglu, Hurkan ^a   Gundogan, Fatih Cakir ^a   Dagli, Selim ^a  

^a GULHANE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA2A INTERFERON;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CORNEA RODENT ULCER; EPITHELIZATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY;

ANTIVIRAL AGENTS; CORNEAL ULCER; FEMALE; HEPATITIS C, CHRONIC; HUMANS; INTERFERON ALFA-2A; MIDDLE AGED; OPHTHALMIC SOLUTIONS; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 33847139674     PISSN: 01616420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ophtha.2006.09.024     Document Type: Article

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