Ocular toxocariasis: Advances in diagnosis and treatment

International Ophthalmology Clinics

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 135-144

  Schneier, Andrew J ^a   Durand, Marlene L ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALBENDAZOLE; ANTHELMINTIC AGENT; ANTIPARASITIC AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; HELMINTH ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; PLACEBO; RANIBIZUMAB; TIABENDAZOLE;

ARTICLE; ASCARIS; BIOENGINEERING; CILIARY DISK; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DRUG TREATMENT FAILURE; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; EYE EXAMINATION; EYE INFECTION; HUMAN; JUXTAFOVEAL CHOROIDAL NEOVASCULARIZATION; LENSECTOMY; OCULAR TOXOCARIASIS; OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY; PATIENT SAFETY; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA DETACHMENT; RETINOBLASTOMA; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SCLERA BUCKLING PROCEDURE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SUBRETINAL NEOVASCULARIZATION; TOXOCARA CANIS; TOXOCARIASIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY; VITRECTOMY;

ANIMALS; ANTIPARASITIC AGENTS; EYE; EYE INFECTIONS, PARASITIC; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; OPHTHALMOLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; PREVALENCE; TOXOCARA; TOXOCARIASIS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 80052734669     PISSN: 00208167     EISSN: 15369617     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/IIO.0b013e31822d6a5a     Document Type: Article

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