Incision and curettage versus steroid injection for the treatment of Chalazia: A meta-analysis

Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 220-224

  Aycinena, Alicia R P ^a   Achiron, Asaf ^a,b   Paul, Michael ^a,b   Burgansky Eliash, Zvia ^a,b  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b WOLFSON MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

STEROID; TRIAMCINOLONE ACETONIDE; GLUCOCORTICOID;

ARTICLE; CHALAZION; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CURETTAGE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INCISION; MEDLINE; META ANALYSIS; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RISK FACTOR; INTRALESIONAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PROCEDURES;

CHALAZION; CURETTAGE; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, INTRALESIONAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; TRIAMCINOLONE ACETONIDE;

EID: 84969246129     PISSN: 07409303     EISSN: 15372677     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/IOP.0000000000000483     Document Type: Article

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