Treatment of traumatic corneal abrasions: A three-arm, prospective, randomized study

Ophthalmic Research

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 13-18

  Menghini, Moreno ^a   Knecht, Pascal B ^a   Kaufmann, Claude ^b   Kovacs, Ronald ^a   Watson, Stephanie L ^c   Landau, Klara ^a   Bosch, Martina M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b LUZERNER KANTONSSPITAL   (Switzerland)

^c SYDNEY EYE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Corneal abrasion area; Reepithelialization; Traumatic abrasion; Treatment options

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; EYE DROPS; OFLOXACIN;

ADULT; CLINICAL STUDY; CONTACT LENS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA EPITHELIUM; CORNEA INJURY; HEALING; HUMAN; INTRAOCULAR FOREIGN BODY; KERATITIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OINTMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REVIEW; TRAUMATIC CORNEA ABRASION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; BANDAGE CONTACT LENS; CLINICAL TRIAL; CORNEA OPACITY; EPITHELIZATION; MEDICAL PROCEDURES; PAIN; PRESSURE PATCHING; TISSUE REGENERATION; TRAUMATIC CORNEAL ABRASION; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL ACUITY CHART;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CONTACT LENSES; CORNEA; EYE FOREIGN BODIES; EYE INJURIES, PENETRATING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OCCLUSIVE DRESSINGS; OFLOXACIN; OINTMENTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84877647928     PISSN: 00303747     EISSN: 14230259     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000347125     Document Type: Review

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