Laser flare photometry in the therapeutic management of bacterial chronic pseudophakic endophthalmitis

Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 98-104

  Fardeau, Christine ^a   Herbort, Carl P ^a   Nghiem, Sylvia ^a   Jarlier, Vincent ^a   LeHoang, Phuc ^a  

^a PITIÉ SALPÊTRIÈRE HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; CEFTAZIDIME; CEFTRIAXONE; IMIPENEM; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; OFLOXACIN; TRIAMCINOLONE; VANCOMYCIN;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; AQUEOUS HUMOR; ARTICLE; CHRONIC PSEUDOPHAKIC ENDOPHTHALMITIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; LASER FLARE PHOTOMETRY; MALE; PHOTOMETRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; RETINA MACULA CYSTOID EDEMA; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SLIT LAMP; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; AQUEOUS HUMOR; CHRONIC DISEASE; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; EYE INFECTIONS, BACTERIAL; EYE INFECTIONS, FUNGAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LASERS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHOTOMETRY; PSEUDOPHAKIA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 57749204992     PISSN: 08863350     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrs.2008.09.010     Document Type: Article

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