Microbial keratitis following intracorneal ring segment implantation

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 94, Issue 11, 2010, Pages

  Chalasani, R ^a   Beltz, J ^a   Jhanji, V ^b,c   Vajpayee, Rasik B ^a,c  

^a ROYAL VICTORIAN EYE AND EAR HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRIMONIDINE; CEFAZOLIN; FLUOROMETHOLONE; HOMATROPINE; OFLOXACIN; TIMOLOL; TOBRAMYCIN; VANCOMYCIN; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; POLY(METHYL METHACRYLATE);

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CORNEA TRANSPLANTATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMPLANT; KERATITIS; KERATOCONUS; MICROBIAL KERATITIS; MYOPIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS; ADVERSE EFFECTS; DEVICE REMOVAL; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; PROSTHESES AND ORTHOSES; PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; ADULT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; DEVICE REMOVAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; KERATITIS; KERATOCONUS; POLYMETHYL METHACRYLATE; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS; PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS; TOBRAMYCIN; VANCOMYCIN;

EID: 78349296394     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: 14682079     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.2008.148619     Document Type: Article

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