Descemet's membrane detachment caused by inadvertent vancomycin injection

Indian Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 241-243

  Bhattacharjee, Harsha ^a   Bhattacharjee, Kasturi ^a   Medhi, Jnanankar ^a   Altaf, Abu ^a  

^a Sri Sankardeva Nethralaya ^*  (India)

Author keywords

Cataract surgery; Descemet's membrane detachment; Vancomycin

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; VANCOMYCIN;

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CORNEA DISEASE; CORNEA STROMA; DESCEMET MEMBRANE; DRUG EFFECT; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INJECTION; INJURY; LENS IMPLANTATION; MALE; PHACOEMULSIFICATION; RUPTURE; VISUAL ACUITY;

AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CORNEAL DISEASES; CORNEAL STROMA; DESCEMET MEMBRANE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INJECTIONS; LENS IMPLANTATION, INTRAOCULAR; MALE; PHACOEMULSIFICATION; RUPTURE; VANCOMYCIN; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 42549169416     PISSN: 03014738     EISSN: 19983689     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0301-4738.40368     Document Type: Article

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