Treatment of proliferative feline eosinophilic keratitis with topical 1.5% cyclosporine: 35 cases

Veterinary Ophthalmology

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 132-137

  Spiess, Amelie K ^a   Sapienza, John S ^a   Mayordomo, Aloma ^b  

^a Long Island Veterinary Specialists   (United States)

^b HOSPITAL CLÍNICO UNIVERSITARIO   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cyclosporine; Eosinophilic; Feline; Keratitis; Proliferative

Indexed keywords

CYCLOSPORIN;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CAT; CAT DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIAL; EOSINOPHILIA; FEMALE; KERATITIS; MALE; PATHOLOGY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; ANIMALS; CAT DISEASES; CATS; CYCLOSPORINE; EOSINOPHILIA; FEMALE; KERATITIS; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

ANIMALIA; FELIDAE;

EID: 61849093077     PISSN: 14635216     EISSN: 14635224     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1463-5224.2008.00679.x     Document Type: Article

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