Ebru TOKER, Tayfun BAVBEK, Haluk KAZOKOĞLU, Özlem YENİCE

STERILE HYPOPYON IRIDOCYCLITIS DURING THE TREATMENT OF PSEUDOPHAKIC BULLOUS KERATOPATHY WITH HYDROPHYLIC BANDAGE LENS

ISSN: 1019-1941
Yayın Aralığı: Yılda 3 Sayı
Başlangıç: 1988
Yayıncı: Marmara Üniversitesi

Hydrophilic bandage lenses have proven to be a useful treatment modality in bullous keratopathy for pain relief and visual improvement. Some complications may arise after the application of bandage lenses. We present a sterile hypopyon iridocyclitis case in a pseudophakic bullous keratopathy using a bandage contact lens.Key Words: Hypopyon iridocyclitis, Bandage contact lens

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