Safety profile of anterior chamber paracentesis performed at the slit lamp

Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology

Volumn 39, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 725-728

  Trivedi, Deepali ^a   Denniston, Alastair Ko ^a   Murray, Philip I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adverse event; Anterior chamber paracentesis; Aqueous humour; Safety

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; POVIDONE IODINE;

ANTERIOR EYE CHAMBER; ANTERIOR LENS CAPSULE; ARTICLE; FOLLOW UP; GONIOPUNCTURE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MYDRIASIS; OUTPATIENT CARE; PARACENTESIS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; SLIT LAMP; SURGICAL RISK; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; UVEITIS;

ANTERIOR CHAMBER; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES, OPHTHALMOLOGICAL; HUMANS; OUTPATIENTS; PARACENTESIS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; UVEITIS, ANTERIOR;

EID: 80255137023     PISSN: 14426404     EISSN: 14429071     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-9071.2011.02565.x     Document Type: Article

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