Severity of pediatric blepharokeratoconjunctivitis in Asian eyes

American Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 153, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 564-570.e1

  Teo, Livia ^a,b   Mehta, Jodhbir S ^a,b,c,d   Htoon, Hla M ^a,c   Tan, Donald T H ^a,b,d  

^a Singapore National Eye Research Institute   (Singapore)

^b SINGAPORE NATIONAL EYE CENTRE   (Singapore)

^c NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^d NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; CIPROFLOXACIN; CYCLOSPORIN A; DEXAMETHASONE; DOXYCYCLINE; ERYTHROMYCIN; FLUOROMETHOLONE; FUSIDIC ACID; LEVOFLOXACIN; PREDNISOLONE; TOBRAMYCIN;

ARTICLE; ASIAN; BLEPHARITIS; CATARACT; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CHINESE; CORNEA PERFORATION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG DOSE TITRATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; HUMAN; INTRAOCULAR HYPERTENSION; KERATOCONJUNCTIVITIS; KERATOPLASTY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PEDIATRIC BLEPHAROKERATOCONJUNCTIVITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCAR; SCHOOL CHILD; SKIN DISEASE; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 84857447521     PISSN: 00029394     EISSN: 18791891     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajo.2011.08.037     Document Type: Article

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