Subconjunctival injections and povidone-iodine washings for the treatment of giant fornix syndrome

Cornea

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 479-480

  Taylor, Jennifer B ^a   Fintelmann, Robert E ^a,b,c   Jeng, Bennie H ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c SAN FRANCISCO GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

conjunctivitis; Giant fornix syndrome; povidone iodine

Indexed keywords

BACITRACIN; CIPROFLOXACIN; CORTICOSTEROID; COTRIMOXAZOLE; POLYMYXIN; POVIDONE IODINE; PREDNISOLONE ACETATE; QUINOLINE DERIVED ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; TOBRAMYCIN; TRIAMCINOLONE; TRIMETHOPRIM; VANCOMYCIN;

AGED; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONJUNCTIVITIS; FEMALE; GIANT FORNIX SYNDROME; HUMAN; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT FAILURE;

AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS, LOCAL; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONJUNCTIVA; CONJUNCTIVITIS; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; EYE INFECTIONS, BACTERIAL; FEMALE; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HUMANS; INJECTIONS; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; POVIDONE-IODINE; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; SYNDROME; THERAPEUTIC IRRIGATION; TRIAMCINOLONE ACETONIDE; VANCOMYCIN;

EID: 79952987483     PISSN: 02773740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ICO.0b013e3181eeb703     Document Type: Article

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