Risk factors for intraocular penetration of caterpillar hair in Ophthalmia Nodosa: A retrospective analysis

Indian Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 58, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 540-543

  Sengupta, Sabyasachi ^a   Reddy, Padmati Ravindranath ^a   Gyatsho, Jamyang ^a   Ravindran, Ravilla D ^a   Thiruvengadakrishnan, Krishnan ^a   Vaidee, Vikram ^a  

^a ARAVIND EYE HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

Caterpillar hair; intraocular penetration; ophthalmitis

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHILD; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; FOREIGN BODY; HAIR; HUMAN; INFANT; INTRAOCULAR FOREIGN BODY; LARVA; LEPIDOPTERA; MIDDLE AGED; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RISK FACTOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANIMALS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; EYE FOREIGN BODIES; FOREIGN-BODY MIGRATION; HAIR; HUMANS; INFANT; LARVA; LEPIDOPTERA; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78149419363     PISSN: 03014738     EISSN: 19983689     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0301-4738.71711     Document Type: Article

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