Fungal keratitis with intracameral extension following penetrating keratoplasty

Cornea

Volumn 28, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 930-932

  Gupta, Gaurav ^a   Feder, Robert S ^a   Lyon, Alice T ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Fungal keratitis; Penetrating keratoplasty

Indexed keywords

CYCLOSPORIN; GATIFLOXACIN; PREDNISOLONE; VANCOMYCIN; VORICONAZOLE;

ADULT; ANTERIOR EYE CHAMBER; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS; CASE REPORT; CORNEA STROMA; CORNEA TRANSPLANTATION; CORNEAL BIOPSY; CYTOLOGY; DEBRIDEMENT; FUNGAL DETECTION; GRAFT REJECTION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; KERATOCONUS; KERATOMYCOSIS; MALE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PENETRATING KERATOPLASTY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; ANTERIOR CHAMBER; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; ASPERGILLOSIS; CORNEAL STROMA; DEBRIDEMENT; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; GRAFT REJECTION; HUMANS; INJECTIONS; KERATITIS; KERATOCONUS; KERATOPLASTY, PENETRATING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PREDNISOLONE; PYRIMIDINES; TRIAZOLES; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 69749109607     PISSN: 02773740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ICO.0b013e31819b3213     Document Type: Article

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