Recurrent corneal erosion: Characteristics and management options

Insight - Journal of the American Society of Ophthalmic Registered Nurses

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 14-17

  Kirkwood, Bradley J ^a,b  

^a Professional Eye Centre   (Australia)

^b NONE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT;

ARTICLE; BASEMENT MEMBRANE; CONGENITAL CORNEA DYSTROPHY; CONTACT LENS; CORNEA; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; PHOTOREFRACTIVE KERATECTOMY; PROGNOSIS; RECURRENT DISEASE;

ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; BASEMENT MEMBRANE; CONTACT LENSES; CORNEA; CORNEAL DYSTROPHIES, HEREDITARY; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS; PHOTOREFRACTIVE KERATECTOMY; PROGNOSIS; RECURRENCE;

EID: 38849126252     PISSN: 1060135X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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