Changes of tear film function after pterygium operation

Ophthalmic Research

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 210-215

  Wang, Shili ^a,b   Jiang, Bo ^a   Gu, Yangshun ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b TAIZHOU CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (China)

Author keywords

Pterygium; Pterygium operation; Tear film function

Indexed keywords

PREDNISOLONE ACETATE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUTOGRAFT; CONJUNCTIVA; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA LIMBUS; CRYSTALLIZATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LIMBAL CONJUNCTIVAL AUTOGRAFT TRANSPLANTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUCUS FERN TEST; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PTERYGIUM; SCHIRMER TEST; TEAR BREAKUP TIME; TEAR FILM; TEAR FILM FUNCTION TEST; TISSUE TRANSPLANTATION; VISUAL SYSTEM EXAMINATION;

ADULT; AGED; CONJUNCTIVA; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIMBUS CORNEAE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OPHTHALMOLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PTERYGIUM; TEARS; TRANSPLANTATION, AUTOLOGOUS;

EID: 78349264684     PISSN: 00303747     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000321531     Document Type: Article

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