Bilateral acetazolamide-induced choroidal effusion following cataract surgery [22]

Eye

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 870-872

  Parthasarathi, S ^a   Myint, K ^b   Singh, G ^a   Mon, S ^b   Sadasivam, P ^a   Dhillon, B ^b  

^a ARAVIND EYE HOSPITAL   (India)

^b ROYAL INFIRMARY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETAZOLAMIDE; DEXAMETHASONE; MANNITOL; OFLOXACIN; TIMOLOL;

ACCOMMODATION PARALYSIS; AGED; ANTERIOR EYE CHAMBER; B SCAN; CASE REPORT; CATARACT EXTRACTION; CHOROID DETACHMENT; CORNEA EDEMA; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; EYE EXAMINATION; GONIOSCOPY; HUMAN; INTRAOCULAR HYPERTENSION; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; LENS IMPLANT; LETTER; MALE; OPEN ANGLE GLAUCOMA;

EID: 34250305552     PISSN: 0950222X     EISSN: 14765454     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.eye.6702741     Document Type: Letter

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