Povidone iodine causes opacification of silicone intraocular lens implants

Acta Ophthalmologica

Volumn 86, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 773-777

  Goel, Siddharth ^a   Kolli, Lajipathi R ^a   Desai, Shrivastav P ^a   Kumar, Ashish ^a   Gauba, Vinod ^a   Jayamanne, Gerard R ^a  

^a Doncaster and Bassetlaw Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cataract surgery; Intraocular lens opacification; Povidone iodine

Indexed keywords

POVIDONE IODINE; SILICONE; STEROID;

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CATARACT; CATARACT EXTRACTION; CHEMICAL INJURY; CLOSED ANGLE GLAUCOMA; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA EDEMA; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; DRUG EXPOSURE; DRUG TREATMENT FAILURE; EYE INFECTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFECTION PREVENTION; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; IRIDOTOMY; LENS IMPLANT; LENS IMPLANTATION; MALE; MYOPIA; PHACOEMULSIFICATION; PHOTOGRAPHY; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL FIELD DEFECT;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS, LOCAL; CATARACT EXTRACTION; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LENSES, INTRAOCULAR; MALE; MATERIALS TESTING; POVIDONE-IODINE; SILICONES;

EID: 55449108162     PISSN: 1755375X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0420.2007.01124.x     Document Type: Article

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