Bacterial keratitis early after corneal crosslinking with riboflavin and ultraviolet-A

Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 588-589

  Pollhammer, Matthias ^a   Cursiefen, Claus ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CEFAZOLIN; EYE DROPS; RIBOFLAVIN; TOBRAMYCIN;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ANTERIOR EYE CHAMBER; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL KERATITIS; BLURRED VISION; CASE REPORT; CELL INFILTRATION; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; CORNEA; CORNEA STROMA; CORNEA SURGERY; CORNEAL CROSSLINKING; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI INFECTION; EYE PAIN; HUMAN; KERATITIS; KERATOCONUS; PAIN ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TISSUE CULTURE; ULTRAVIOLET A RADIATION; VISUAL ACUITY;

ADULT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CEFAZOLIN; COLLAGEN; CORNEAL STROMA; CORNEAL ULCER; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI INFECTIONS; EYE INFECTIONS, BACTERIAL; HUMANS; KERATOCONUS; MALE; PHOTOCHEMOTHERAPY; PHOTOSENSITIZING AGENTS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RIBOFLAVIN; TOBRAMYCIN; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 61349197694     PISSN: 08863350     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrs.2008.09.029     Document Type: Article

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