Presumed late diffuse lamellar keratitis progressing to interface fluid syndrome

Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 322-326

  Wheeldon, Catherine E ^a   Hadden, O Bruce ^a   Niederer, Rachael L ^a   McGhee, Charles N J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETAZOLAMIDE; BRIMONIDINE; CIPROFLOXACIN; DEXAMETHASONE; DICLOFENAC; FLUOROMETHOLONE; LATANOPROST; PREDNISOLONE ACETATE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEDTIME DOSAGE; BIOMICROSCOPY; BLURRED VISION; CASE REPORT; CORNEA TRANSPLANTATION; DIFFUSE LAMELLAR KERATITIS; EYE EDEMA; HUMAN; INTERFACE FLUID SYNDROME; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; KERATOMILEUSIS; MALE; MYOPIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SLIT LAMP; TONOMETRY; VISUAL ACUITY;

ADULT; BODY FLUIDS; CORNEAL STROMA; DICLOFENAC; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; HUMANS; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; KERATITIS; KERATOMILEUSIS, LASER IN SITU; MALE; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; OPHTHALMIC SOLUTIONS; PROSTAGLANDINS F, SYNTHETIC; SURGICAL FLAPS; SYNDROME; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 38649116904     PISSN: 08863350     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrs.2007.09.025     Document Type: Article

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