Long-term sequelae of isolated chemical "airbag" keratitis

Cornea

Volumn 26, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 998-999

  De Vries, Shidan ^a   Geerards, Annette J M ^a  

^a ROTTERDAM EYE HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Airbag; Corneal alkali injury; Eye injuries; Motor vehicle accidents

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ASCORBIC ACID; CETOMACROGOL; CHLORAMPHENICOL; CORTICOSTEROID; DOXYCYCLINE; HOMATROPINE; PREDNISOLONE 21 PHOSPHATE; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ADULT; BURN; CASE REPORT; CHEMICAL INJURY; CLINICAL FEATURE; CORNEA INJURY; EYE EXAMINATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; KERATITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; REVIEW; VISUAL ACUITY;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADULT; AIR BAGS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ASCORBIC ACID; BURNS, CHEMICAL; CORNEA; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; EYE BURNS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HUMANS; IRRIGATION; KERATITIS; PHOTOPHOBIA; VISION DISORDERS; WOUNDS, NONPENETRATING;

EID: 34548221547     PISSN: 02773740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ICO.0b013e3180ca9a35     Document Type: Review

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