Amniotic membrane transplantation in treatment of persistent corneal ulceration after severe chemical and thermal eye injuries

European Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 496-503

  Iakimenko, Stanislav A ^a   Buznyk, Oleksiy I ^a   Rymgayllo Jankowska, Beata ^b  

^a Ophthalmic Plastic Surgery   (Ukraine)

^b Department of Ophthalmology and Eye Hospital ^*  (Poland)

Author keywords

Amniotic membrane transplantation; Chemical eye injury; Corneal ulcer ocular burn; Thermal eye injury

Indexed keywords

DEXAMETHASONE; GENTAMICIN; INDOMETACIN; OFLOXACIN; TROPICAMIDE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AMNIOTIC MEMBRANE TRANSPLANTATION; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL INJURY; CHILD; CORNEA EPITHELIUM; CORNEA LIMBUS; CORNEA ULCER; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENTROPION; EYE BURN; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; KERATECTOMY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; TRANSPLANTATION; VISUAL ACUITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AMNION; BURNS, CHEMICAL; CHILD; CORNEAL ULCER; EYE BURNS; FEMALE; HOT TEMPERATURE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; VISUAL ACUITY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84878430230     PISSN: 11206721     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5301/ejo.5000243     Document Type: Article

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