Corneal perforation associated with topically applied gatifloxacin

Cornea

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 370-371

  Al Amri, Abdulrahman Mohammed ^a,b  

^a KING KHALID UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^b KING KHALID UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Corneal perforation; Gatifloxacin; Pterygium

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CYANOACRYLATE; GATIFLOXACIN;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONTACT LENS; CORNEA PERFORATION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; EXCISION; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PTERYGIUM;

ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; ADULT; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; CORNEA; CORNEAL DISEASES; FLUOROQUINOLONES; HUMANS; MALE; PTERYGIUM; RUPTURE, SPONTANEOUS;

EID: 41149155423     PISSN: 02773740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ICO.0b013e31815dcfc4     Document Type: Article

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