Therapeutic application of tissue plasminogen activator for fibrin reaction after cataract surgery

Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery

Volumn 30, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 1727-1731

  Özveren, Filiz ^a   Eltutar, Kadir ^a,b  

^a SSK Goztepe Training and Research Hospital   (Turkey)

^b Associate Professor of Ophthalmology   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALTEPLASE; FIBRINOLYTIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; BIOMICROSCOPY; CATARACT EXTRACTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA EDEMA; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG INDICATION; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; FIBRIN FORMATION; FIBRINOLYSIS; HUMAN; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; MALE; OCULOPLETHYSMOGRAPHY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; SLIT LAMP; VISUAL ACUITY;

FEMALE; FIBRIN; FIBRINOLYSIS; FIBRINOLYTIC AGENTS; HUMANS; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; LENS IMPLANTATION, INTRAOCULAR; MALE; PHACOEMULSIFICATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TISSUE PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR; TONOMETRY, OCULAR; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 4143087185     PISSN: 08863350     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrs.2004.02.042     Document Type: Article

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