Clinical features and outcomes of severe ulcerative keratitis with medical and surgical management in 41 horses (2000-2006)

Equine Veterinary Education

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 321-327

  Utter, M E ^a   Davidson, E J ^a   Wotman, K L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Conjunctival graft; Horse; Surgery; Ulcerative keratitis

Indexed keywords

ASPERGILLUS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); EQUIDAE; PSEUDOMONAS;

EID: 68249094452     PISSN: 09577734     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2746/095777309X400270     Document Type: Article

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