Unilateral vernal keratoconjunctivitis: A case report

European Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 973-975

  Keklikci, Ugur ^a   Soker, S I ^a   Soker Cakmak, S ^a   Ozkul, S ^b   Sakalar, Y B ^a   Unlu, K ^a  

^a DICLE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

^b Bismil State Hospital   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Impression cytology; Unilateral; Vernal keratoconjunctivitis

Indexed keywords

ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; CYCLOSPORIN; MUCOLYTIC AGENT; STEROID;

ARTICLE; BIOMICROSCOPY; BLEPHARITIS; CASE REPORT; CONJUNCTIVA; EYELID; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMPRESSION CYTOLOGY; INFLAMMATION; INTRAOCULAR FOREIGN BODY; MALE; OCULAR PRURITUS; OPHTHALMOLOGY; PLASMA CELL; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PTOSIS; SLIT LAMP; ULCER; VERNAL CONJUNCTIVITIS; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 39349105138     PISSN: 11206721     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/112067210701700617     Document Type: Article

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