Recovery of corneal thickness promoted by glucocorticoid administration after phacoemulsifi cation in eyes affected by Fuchs' dystrophy

Japanese Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 336-339

  Chikamoto, Nobuhiko ^a   Takahashi, Norihisa ^a   Wakuta, Makiko ^a   Fujitsu, Youichiro ^a   Nishida, Teruo ^a  

^a YAMAGUCHI UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cataract surgery; Corneal thickness; Fuchs' dystrophy; Steroid; Subconjunctival injection

Indexed keywords

BETAMETHASONE; DEXAMETHASONE; DEXAMETHASONE SODIUM PHOSPHATE; DIBEKACIN; GLUCOCORTICOID;

AGED; CASE REPORT; CONGENITAL CORNEA DYSTROPHY; CONVALESCENCE; CORNEA OPACITY; CORNEA THICKNESS; DISEASE COURSE; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; HUMAN; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; LETTER; MALE; PHACOEMULSIFICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SLIT LAMP; VISION; VISUAL ACUITY;

AGED; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BETAMETHASONE; CELL COUNT; CORNEAL OPACITY; DEXAMETHASONE; DIBEKACIN; ENDOTHELIUM, CORNEAL; FUCHS' ENDOTHELIAL DYSTROPHY; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HUMANS; LENS IMPLANTATION, INTRAOCULAR; MALE; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; PHACOEMULSIFICATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 51349083672     PISSN: 00215155     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10384-008-0534-x     Document Type: Letter

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