Role of conjunctival inflammation in surgical outcome after amniotic membrane transplantation with or without fibrin glue for pterygium

Cornea

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 56-63

  Kheirkhah, Ahmad ^a   Casas, Victoria ^a   Sheha, Hosam ^a   Raju, Vadrevu K ^a   Tseng, Scheffer C G ^a  

^a OCULAR SURFACE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Amniotic membrane; Conjunctival inflammation; Fibrin glue; Mitomycin C; Pterygium; Suture

Indexed keywords

FIBRIN GLUE; GLUCOCORTICOID; MITOMYCIN; TRIAMCINOLONE ACETONIDE;

ADULT; AGED; AMNION; ARTICLE; CONJUNCTIVITIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PTERYGIUM; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SUTURING METHOD; TRANSPLANTATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AMNION; CONJUNCTIVITIS; FEMALE; FIBRIN TISSUE ADHESIVE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HUMANS; INFLAMMATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MITOMYCIN; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PTERYGIUM; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRIAMCINOLONE ACETONIDE;

EID: 40449123481     PISSN: 02773740     EISSN: 15364798     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ICO.0b013e31815873da     Document Type: Article

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