Review of diagnosis and management of recurrent erosion syndrome

Current Opinion in Ophthalmology

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 287-291

  Ewald, Mark ^a   Hammersmith, Kristin M ^a  

^a WILLS EYE HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Diamond burr; Excimer laser; Phototherapeutic keratectomy; Recurrent corneal erosions

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL TEAR; BACITRACIN; CORTICOSTEROID; DOXYCYCLINE; ERYTHROMYCIN; LUBRICATING AGENT; MATRIX METALLOPROTEINASE; PEPTIDE DERIVATIVE; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SOMATOMEDIN C; SUBSTANCE P;

BOWMAN MEMBRANE; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; CONTACT LENS; CORNEA CELL; CORNEA EPITHELIUM; CORNEA EROSION; DEBRIDEMENT; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; EXCIMER LASER; EYE PAIN; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; PHOTOREFRACTIVE KERATECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; REVIEW; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TEAR FILM; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND HEALING;

ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CORNEAL DISEASES; CORNEAL SURGERY, LASER; DEBRIDEMENT; EPITHELIUM, CORNEAL; HUMANS; OPHTHALMIC SOLUTIONS; RECURRENCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 67651028366     PISSN: 10408738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ICU.0b013e32832c9716     Document Type: Review

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