Corneal melting and perforation in Stevens Johnson syndrome following topical bromfenac use

Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery

Volumn 33, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 1644-1646

  Isawi, Hanny ^a   Dhaliwal, Deepinder K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASCORBIC ACID; BROMFENAC; DOXYCYCLINE; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; SULFACETAMIDE;

ADULT; AMNION; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONTACT LENS; CORNEA BURN; CORNEA PERFORATION; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; EYE PAIN; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; IRIS; LACRIMATION DISORDER; PENETRATING KERATOPLASTY; PHOTOSENSITIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SLIT LAMP; STEVENS JOHNSON SYNDROME; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TARSORRHAPHY; TOPICAL TREATMENT; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AMNION; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS, NON-STEROIDAL; BENZOPHENONES; BROMOBENZENES; CORNEAL DISEASES; DRY EYE SYNDROMES; FEMALE; HUMANS; KERATOPLASTY, PENETRATING; RUPTURE, SPONTANEOUS; STEVENS-JOHNSON SYNDROME; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 34548043245     PISSN: 08863350     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrs.2007.04.041     Document Type: Article

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