Dramatic healing of an allergic corneal ulcer persistent for 6 months by amniotic membrane patching in a patient with atopic keratoconjunctivitis: A case report

Cornea

Volumn 23, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 723-725

  Takano, Yoji ^a   Fukagawa, Kazumi ^a   Miyake Kashima, Minori ^a   Tanaka, Mari ^a   Asano Kato, Naoko ^a   Dogru, Murat ^a   Tsubota, Kazuo ^a   Fujishima, Hiroshi ^a  

^a TOKYO DENTAL COLLEGE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Amniotic membrane patching; Atopic keratoconjunctivitis; Corneal ulcer

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BETAMETHASONE; CYCLOSPORIN; FLUOROMETHOLONE; TRANILAST;

ADULT; AMNION; AMNIOTIC MEMBRANE PATCHING; ARTICLE; ATOPIC KERATOCONJUNCTIVITIS; ATOPY; CASE REPORT; CORNEA ULCER; DEBRIDEMENT; EPITHELIZATION; HUMAN; INTRAOCULAR HYPERTENSION; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE ABNORMALITY; KERATOCONJUNCTIVITIS; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; VISION;

ADULT; BIOLOGICAL DRESSINGS; CHRONIC DISEASE; CORNEA; CORNEAL OPACITY; CORNEAL ULCER; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY; KERATOCONJUNCTIVITIS; MALE; TIME FACTORS; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 4744347309     PISSN: 02773740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ico.0000126319.28390.f0     Document Type: Article

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