Amniotic membrane transplantation as an adjunct to medical therapy in acute ocular burns

Evidence-Based Ophthalmology

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 152-153

  Chew, Hall F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ACETYLCYSTEINE; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ARTIFICIAL TEAR; ASCORBIC ACID; PREDNISONE; RINGER LACTATE SOLUTION; SODIUM CHLORIDE; TETRACYCLINE;

ACCOMMODATION PARALYSIS; ACUTE OCULAR BURN; ADHESION; AMNION; AMNIOTIC MEMBRANE TRANSPLANTATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA EPITHELIUM; CORNEA LESION; CORNEA TRANSPLANTATION; CORNEA VASCULARIZATION; CORNEAL CLARITY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EYE BURN; HUMAN; INDIA; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; NOTE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SYMBLEPHARON; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISION; VISUAL ACUITY; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 79959947247     PISSN: 15559203     EISSN: 15559211     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/IEB.0b013e318220f280     Document Type: Note

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