Cosmesis after pterygium extended removal followed by extended conjunctival transplant as assessed by a new, web-based grading system

Ophthalmology

Volumn 118, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 1739-1746

  Hirst, Lawrence W ^a  

^a QUEENSLAND EYE INSTITUTE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESTHETICS; EXTENDED CONJUNCTIVAL TRANSPLANTATION; EYE PHOTOGRAPHY; EYE SURGERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNET; INTRARATER RELIABILITY; KAPPA STATISTICS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PTERYGIUM; PTERYGIUM EXTENDED REMOVAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; STANDARDIZATION; TISSUE TRANSPLANTATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; CONJUNCTIVA; ESTHETICS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OPHTHALMOLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; PHOTOGRAPHY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PTERYGIUM; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 80052512878     PISSN: 01616420     EISSN: 15494713     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ophtha.2011.01.045     Document Type: Article

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