Novel technique of corneal biopsy by using a femtosecond laser in infectious ulcers

Cornea

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 363-365

  Kim, Jin Hyoung ^a,c   Yum, Jung Hoon ^a   Lee, Doh ^a   Oh, Sae Hoon ^b  

^a Inje University   (South Korea)

^b Daejeon Rhee's Eye Hospital   (South Korea)

^c Inje University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Corneal biopsy; Femtosecond laser; Infectious ulcer

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CYCLOSPORIN; PREDNISOLONE; QUINOLINE DERIVED ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; STEROID; TOBRAMYCIN;

ADULT; AGED; ALPHA HEMOLYTIC STREPTOCOCCUS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CORNEA ULCER; CORNEAL BIOPSY; FEMALE; FEMTOSECOND LASER; FUNGUS HYPHAE; GRAM STAINING; HUMAN; KERATITIS; LASER; MALE; PENETRATING KERATOPLASTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VISUAL DISORDER;

ADULT; AGED; BIOPSY; CANDIDA; CANDIDIASIS; CORNEAL ULCER; EYE INFECTIONS, BACTERIAL; EYE INFECTIONS, FUNGAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LASERS; MALE; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; VIRIDANS STREPTOCOCCI;

EID: 41149154484     PISSN: 02773740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ICO.0b013e3181606070     Document Type: Article

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