Corneal graft survival in 13 patients (14 eyes) receiving oral acyclovir following corneal transplantation for herpes simplex keratitis was compared to that in nine patients (9 eyes) who underwent penetrating keratoplasty for herpes simplex keratitis without receiving postoperative acyclovir. Mean a
Recurrent herpetic keratitis in penetrating keratoplasty
โ Scribed by C. C. Sterk; M. J. Jager; M. Swart; V. D. Berg
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag
- Year
- 1995
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 246 KB
- Volume
- 90
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0012-4486
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