Efficacy and safety of short-duration topical treatment with azithromycin oil-based eyedrops in an experimental model of corneal refractive surgery

European Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 979-988

  Merayo Lloves, Jesús M ^a   Blanco Mezquita, Tomás ^a   Ibares Frías, Lucía ^a   Cantalapiedra Rodríguez, Roberto ^a   Álvarez Barcia, Ángel ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VALLADOLID   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VALLADOLID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Azithromycin; Corneal infection; LASIK; Oil based eyedrops; PRK

Indexed keywords

AZITHROMYCIN; AZYTER; BALANCED SALT SOLUTION; EYE DROPS; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CHEMOSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA STROMA; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG POTENCY; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FEMALE; HEN; KERATITIS; KERATOMILEUSIS; NONHUMAN; PHOTOREFRACTIVE KERATECTOMY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT COURSE THERAPY; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TOPICAL TREATMENT;

EID: 78650081003     PISSN: 11206721     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/112067211002000612     Document Type: Article

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