Outcome of penetrating keratoplasty in corneal ulcer: A single-center experience

Clinical Ophthalmology

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 1265-1268

  Sedghipour, Mohammad Reza ^a   Sorkhabi, Rana ^a   Shenasi, Abdollah ^a   Dehghan, Hassan ^a  

^a TABRIZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Graft rejection; Keratitis; Perforation; Ulcerative

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; CEFAZOLIN; CEFTAZIDIME; CIPROFLOXACIN; GENTAMICIN; KETOCONAZOLE; NATAMYCIN; STEROID;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA PERFORATION; CORNEA ULCER; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; DRY EYE; EYE INJURY; FEMALE; GENDER; GRAFT REJECTION; HUMAN; KERATITIS; KERATOMYCOSIS; MALE; MALNUTRITION; NONHUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PENETRATING KERATOPLASTY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

EID: 81155123281     PISSN: 11775467     EISSN: 11775483     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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