Ocular effects of long term use of topical steroids among children and adolescents with vernal keratoconjunctivitis: A prospective observational study

Journal of the Indian Medical Association

Volumn 109, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 708-713

  Mandal, Radhakrishna ^a,b   Maiti, Prasenjit ^a   Sasmal, Nirmal Kumar ^a,c   Sinha, Nirmalya ^a,b   Gupta, Aninda ^a   Das, Kali Sankar ^a   Biswas, Mukul Chandra ^a  

^a NRS MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^b Midnapore Medical College and Hospital   (India)

^c MEDICAL COLLEGE AND HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

Children and adolescents; Glaucoma; Topical steroids; Vernal conjunctivitis

Indexed keywords

STEROID;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS SOFTWARE; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GLAUCOMA; HUMAN; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MAST CELL; MUCUS; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STUDENT T TEST; VERNAL CONJUNCTIVITIS; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 80655128789     PISSN: 00195847     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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