Peripheral ulcerative keratitis after trabeculectomy in a patient with rheumatoid arthritis

Cornea

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 111-113

  Papaconstantinou, Dimitris ^a   Georgopoulos, Gerasimos ^a   Kalantzis, George ^a   Krassas, Augustinos ^a   Georgalas, Ilias ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^b G GENNIMATAS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Greece)

Author keywords

Peripheral ulcerative keratitis; Rheumatoid arthritis; Trabeculectomy

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ARTIFICIAL TEAR; BRIMONIDINE; CIPROFLOXACIN; DEXAMETHASONE; DORZOLAMIDE PLUS TIMOLOL; EYE DROPS; LATANOPROST; LEFLUNOMIDE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; PREDNISOLONE; STEROID; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BANDAGE; CASE REPORT; CATARACT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CORNEA ULCER; EPITHELIZATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GLAUCOMA; HUMAN; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE ABNORMALITY; KERATITIS; KERATOCONJUNCTIVITIS; KERATOCONJUNCTIVITIS SICCA; OPHTHALMOSCOPY; PERIPHERAL ULCERATIVE KERATITIS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SJOEGREN SYNDROME; SLIT LAMP; SOFT CONTACT LENS; TRABECULECTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY; HYDROPHILIC CONTACT LENS; TIME;

ADULT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; CONTACT LENSES, HYDROPHILIC; CORNEAL ULCER; FEMALE; GLAUCOMA; HUMANS; KERATITIS; OPHTHALMIC SOLUTIONS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; SJOGREN'S SYNDROME; STEROIDS; TIME FACTORS; TRABECULECTOMY;

EID: 62149086361     PISSN: 02773740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ICO.0b013e318182fc01     Document Type: Article

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