Bilateral deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty for the management of bilateral post-LASIK mycobacterial keratitis

Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery

Volumn 33, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 1641-1643

  Susiyanti, Made ^a   Mehta, Jodhbir S ^a   Tan, Donald T ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; CLARITHROMYCIN; DEXAMETHASONE PLUS TOBRAMYCIN; MOXIFLOXACIN;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DEEP ANTERIOR LAMELLAR KERATOPLASTY; DISEASE COURSE; HUMAN; KERATITIS; KERATOMILEUSIS; KERATOPLASTY; MALE; MYCOBACTERIOSIS; MYCOBACTERIUM ABSCESSUS; MYOPIA; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TISSUE FLAP; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; CORNEAL TRANSPLANTATION; CORNEAL ULCER; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; EYE INFECTIONS, BACTERIAL; HUMANS; KERATOMILEUSIS, LASER IN SITU; MALE; MYCOBACTERIA, ATYPICAL; MYCOBACTERIUM INFECTIONS, ATYPICAL; MYOPIA; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; SURGICAL FLAPS;

EID: 34548142930     PISSN: 08863350     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrs.2007.04.036     Document Type: Article

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