The use of amniotic membrane in reducing adhesions after strabismus surgery

Journal of AAPOS

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 99-101

  Sheha, Hosam ^a,b,c   Casas, Victoria ^b   Hayashida, Yasutaka ^b  

^a RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF OPHTHALMOLOGY   (Egypt)

^b Ocular Surface Research and Education Foundation   (United States)

^c Saudi German Hospitals Group   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SUTURE MATERIAL;

ADHESION; AMNION; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CONVERGENT STRABISMUS; DIVERGENT STRABISMUS; EXTRAOCULAR MUSCLE; GAZE; HUMAN; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; STRABISMUS SURGERY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

AMNION; CHILD; EXOTROPIA; HUMANS; MALE; OPHTHALMOLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; REOPERATION; TISSUE ADHESIONS; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 60249092232     PISSN: 10918531     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaapos.2008.08.009     Document Type: Article

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