Endophthalmitis following cataract surgery: The sucking corneal wound

Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery

Volumn 35, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1643-1645

  Francis, Ian C ^a   Roufas, Athena ^a   Figueira, Edwin C ^a   Pandya, Vivek B ^a   Bhardwaj, Gaurav ^a   Chui, Jeanie ^a  

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CEFUROXIME;

CATARACT EXTRACTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CORNEA INJURY; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; HUMAN; LETTER; MEDICAL PRACTICE; POSTOPERATIVE INFLAMMATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK REDUCTION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CEFUROXIME; CORNEA; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; EYE INFECTIONS, BACTERIAL; HUMANS; LENS IMPLANTATION, INTRAOCULAR; PHACOEMULSIFICATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 68349108129     PISSN: 08863350     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrs.2009.05.013     Document Type: Letter

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