The Effect of Mitomycin C on Corneal Endothelium in Pterygium Surgery

American Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 147, Issue 3, 2009, Pages

  Bahar, Irit ^a   Kaiserman, Igor ^a   Lange, Alex P ^a   Slomovic, Alana ^a   Levinger, Eliya ^a   Sansanayudh, Wiwan ^a   Slomovic, Allan R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEXAMETHASONE PLUS TOBRAMYCIN; EYE DROPS; FIBRIN GLUE; MITOMYCIN C;

ADJUVANT THERAPY; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUTOGRAFT; CELL COUNT; CELL DENSITY; CELL LOSS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONJUNCTIVA; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA ENDOTHELIUM; DRUG EFFECT; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; EXCISION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; MICROSCOPE; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PTERYGIUM; RECURRENT DISEASE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 59749094122     PISSN: 00029394     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajo.2008.08.035     Document Type: Article

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