Anesthetic keratopathy after photorefractive keratectomy

Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery

Volumn 34, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1803-1805

  Lee, Jimmy K ^a   Stark, Walter J ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BROMFENAC; MOXIFLOXACIN; PREDNISOLONE ACETATE; TETRACAINE; TOBRAMYCIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ADULT; ANALGESIA; ANAMNESIS; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CELL INFILTRATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTACT LENS; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; DRUG TREATMENT FAILURE; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; EPITHELIZATION; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; KERATOPATHY; PHOTOREFRACTIVE KERATECTOMY; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STEROID THERAPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; CORNEA; CORNEAL DISEASES; HUMANS; HYPEROPIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; PHOTOREFRACTIVE KERATECTOMY; TETRACAINE; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 52049093917     PISSN: 08863350     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrs.2008.04.051     Document Type: Article

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