Blebitis and endophthalmitis after glaucoma filtering surgery

International Ophthalmology Clinics

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 85-97

  Prasad, Navin ^a   Latina, Mark A ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS EYE AND EAR INFIRMARY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFAZOLIN; CEFTAZIDIME; CORTICOSTEROID; DEXAMETHASONE; FLUOROURACIL; GATIFLOXACIN; MITOMYCIN C; MOXIFLOXACIN; STEROID; TOBRAMYCIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; BLEBITIS; BLEPHARITIS; CHRONIC DRUG ADMINISTRATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONJUNCTIVITIS; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; EYE INFECTION; GLAUCOMA; GLAUCOMA SURGERY; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFECTION RISK; LOADING DRUG DOSE; MYOPIA; PHACOEMULSIFICATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RETINA DISEASE; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS; SYMPTOM; TRABECULECTOMY; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION;

BLISTER; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; FILTERING SURGERY; GLAUCOMA; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 34248181561     PISSN: 00208167     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/IIO.0b013e31803775c6     Document Type: Review

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