Rapid development of band keratopathy of corneal graft associated with treatment with intracameral recombinant tissue plasminogen activator for postoperative fibrin reaction

European Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 433-436

  Spitzer, Martin S ^a   Szurman, P ^a   Aisenbrey, S ^a   Rohrbach, J M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Band keratopathy; Corneal graft; Postoperative fibrin reaction; Recombinant tissue plasminogen activator; rTPA

Indexed keywords

ALTEPLASE; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ARTIFICIAL TEAR; ATROPINE; DEXAMETHASONE; FIBRIN; OFLOXACIN; PHOSPHATE BUFFERED SALINE; PREDNISOLONE ACETATE; STEROID; FIBRINOLYTIC AGENT; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN; TISSUE PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR;

AGED; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CATARACT; CATARACT EXTRACTION; CONTACT LENS; CORNEA PERFORATION; CORNEA TRANSPLANTATION; CORNEA ULCER; DISEASE COURSE; EYE INFECTION; EYE PAIN; FIBRIN CLOT; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; KERATOPATHY; KERATOPLASTY; LABORATORY TEST; LENS IMPLANT; MALE; PHACOEMULSIFICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; SLIT LAMP; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT; CALCINOSIS; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; CORNEA DISEASE; DRUG EFFECT; PENETRATING KERATOPLASTY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION;

AGED; CALCINOSIS; CATARACT EXTRACTION; CORNEAL DISEASES; CORNEAL ULCER; FIBRIN; FIBRINOLYTIC AGENTS; HUMANS; KERATOPLASTY, PENETRATING; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; TISSUE PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR;

EID: 34447135498     PISSN: 11206721     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/112067210701700328     Document Type: Article

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