Multilayer amniotic membrane transplantation for bacterial keratitis with corneal perforation after hyperopic photorefractive keratectomy. Case report and literature review

Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery

Volumn 33, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 1636-1640

  Nubile, Mario ^a   Carpineto, Paolo ^a   Lanzini, Manuela ^a   Ciancaglini, Marco ^a   Zuppardi, Eduardo ^a   Mastropasqua, Leonardo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHIETI   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ADULT; AMNION; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL KERATITIS; CASE REPORT; CORNEA; CORNEA DISEASE; CORNEA EPITHELIUM; CORNEA PERFORATION; CORNEAL LEUCOMA; HUMAN; HYPERMETROPIA; KERATITIS; MALE; OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY; PENETRATING KERATOPLASTY; PHOTOREFRACTIVE KERATECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; TISSUE TRANSPLANTATION;

AMNION; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; CORNEAL ULCER; EYE INFECTIONS, BACTERIAL; GENTAMICINS; HUMANS; HYPEROPIA; KERATECTOMY, PHOTOREFRACTIVE, EXCIMER LASER; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PNEUMOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RUPTURE, SPONTANEOUS; TOMOGRAPHY, OPTICAL COHERENCE; VISUAL ACUITY; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 34548022344     PISSN: 08863350     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrs.2007.04.040     Document Type: Article

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