Epidermophyton fungal keratitis following laser-assisted subepithelial keratectomy

Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery

Volumn 35, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 2157-2160

  Jung, Seok won ^a   Kwon, Young A ^a   Lee, Mi Kyung ^a   Song, Sang Wroul ^a  

^a Kim's Eye Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; CIPROFLOXACIN; FLUOROMETHOLONE; LEVOFLOXACIN; NATAMYCIN; OCUMETHOLONE; OFLOXACIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ANTERIOR EYE CHAMBER; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; EPIDERMOPHYTON FLOCCOSUM; HUMAN; KERATOMYCOSIS; MALE; MYOPIA; PHOTOREFRACTIVE KERATECTOMY; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT RESPONSE; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

ADULT; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; CORNEAL ULCER; EPIDERMOPHYTON; EYE INFECTIONS, FUNGAL; HUMANS; KERATECTOMY, SUBEPITHELIAL, LASER-ASSISTED; MALE; MYCOLOGICAL TYPING TECHNIQUES; MYOPIA; NATAMYCIN; PAIN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMORPHISM, RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; TINEA; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 71549126826     PISSN: 08863350     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrs.2009.06.035     Document Type: Article

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