Toxic anterior segment syndrome: Common causes

Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery

Volumn 36, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 1073-1080

  Cutler Peck, Carolee M ^a   Brubaker, Jacob ^a   Clouser, Sue ^a   Danford, Chris ^a   Edelhauser, Henry E ^a   Mamalis, Nick ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; DETERGENT;

ARTICLE; CATARACT EXTRACTION; EYE INFLAMMATION; FLUSHING; GLOVE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CENTER; HUMAN; INSTRUMENT STERILIZATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TOXIC ANTERIOR SEGMENT SYNDROME;

ANTERIOR EYE SEGMENT; CATARACT EXTRACTION; EQUIPMENT CONTAMINATION; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HUMANS; KERATITIS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SYNDROME;

EID: 77953758114     PISSN: 08863350     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrs.2010.01.030     Document Type: Article

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