Bovine pericardium in treating large corneal perforation secondary to alkali injury: A case report

Indian Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 56, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 429-430

  Khanna, Rajesh K ^a,b   Mokhtar, Ezanee ^a  

^a SCHOOL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Malaysia)

^b 17615 Palladium Condominium ^*  (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Bovine pericardium; Chemical injury; Corneal perforation

Indexed keywords

ALKALI;

ADULT; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CATTLE; CHEMICAL BURN; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; CORNEA; DRUG EFFECT; EYE BURN; EYE SURGERY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INJURY; INJURY SCALE; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; PERICARDIUM; RUPTURE; TRANSPLANTATION; XENOGRAFT;

ADULT; ALKALIES; ANIMALS; BURNS, CHEMICAL; CATTLE; CORNEA; EYE BURNS; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; OPHTHALMOLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; PERICARDIUM; RUPTURE; TRANSPLANTATION, HETEROLOGOUS; TRAUMA SEVERITY INDICES;

EID: 50149088582     PISSN: 03014738     EISSN: 19983689     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0301-4738.42426     Document Type: Article

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