Evidence-based practice in acute ophthalmology

Eye

Volumn 21, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 976-983

  Bhatt, R ^a   Sandramouli, S ^a  

^a Wolverhampton Eye Infirmary   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETAZOLAMIDE; ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ACICLOVIR; ANTAZOLINE; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; ARTIFICIAL TEAR; CARBOXYMETHYLCELLULOSE; CHLORAMPHENICOL; CROMOGLYCATE DISODIUM; HYPOTEARS; KETOROLAC TROMETAMOL; MAXITROL; OFLOXACIN; RIMEXOLONE; STEROID; TIMOLOL; XYLOMETAZOLINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALLERGIC CONJUNCTIVITIS; ARTICLE; BLEPHARITIS; CENTRAL RETINA ARTERY OCCLUSION; CHALAZION; CHILD; CHOROID MELANOMA; COCHRANE LIBRARY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA INJURY; CORNEA ULCER; DRY EYE; EMERGENCY WARD; ENUCLEATION; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; EYE CARE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTHERMIC THERAPY; INFANT; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; INTRAOCULAR FOREIGN BODY; IRIDOCYCLITIS; LASER COAGULATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MASSAGE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MEDLINE; NEOVASCULAR GLAUCOMA; NURSE PRACTITIONER; PHACOEMULSIFICATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RETINA DETACHMENT; RETINA TEAR; RETINOPEXY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SENILE CATARACT; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; UNITED KINGDOM; VIRUS KERATITIS; VITRECTOMY;

EID: 34447319381     PISSN: 0950222X     EISSN: 14765454     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.eye.6702374     Document Type: Article

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