Autologous serum eye drops for treating persistent corneal epithelial defect after vitreoretinal surgery

Cornea

Volumn 27, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1097-

  Huang, Wei Cheng ^a   Chiang, Chun Chi ^a   Tsai, Yi Yu ^a  

^a CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL TEAR; AUTOLOGOUS SERUM EYE DROPS; EYE DROPS; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

BANDAGE; CONTACT LENS; CORNEA DISEASE; CORNEA ULCER; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; EPITHELIZATION; EYE DISCOMFORT; EYE DISEASE; EYE INJURY; EYE SURGERY; HUMAN; LETTER; PERSISTENT CORNEAL EPITHELIAL DEFECT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VITREORETINAL SURGERY; BLOOD; CORNEA EPITHELIUM; NOTE; PATHOLOGY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; RETINA; SERUM; VITREOUS BODY;

CORNEAL DISEASES; EPITHELIUM, CORNEAL; HUMANS; OPHTHALMIC SOLUTIONS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RETINA; SERUM; VITREOUS BODY;

EID: 58149158111     PISSN: 02773740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ICO.0b013e3181786a68     Document Type: Letter

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