Prophylaxis of diffuse lamellar keratitis with intraoperative interface steroids in lasik

Journal of Refractive Surgery

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 306-311

  Ng, Eugene Y J ^a   Thinagaran, Sashin ^a   Kinsella, Frank ^a   O'Keefe, Michael ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL GALWAY   (Ireland)

^b MATER PRIVATE HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BALANCED SALT SOLUTION; CHLORAMPHENICOL; DEXAMETHASONE; FLUOROMETHOLONE; PREDNISOLONE SODIUM PHOSPHATE; STEROID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHEMOPROPHYLAXIS; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA; DIFFUSE LAMELLAR KERATITIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; EYE LAVAGE; EYE REFRACTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERMETROPIA; INTERVENTION STUDY; KERATOMILEUSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; MYOPIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 63449105616     PISSN: 1081597X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/1081597x-20090301-11     Document Type: Article

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