Postoperative conjunctival chemosis in cataract surgery caused by subconjunctival gentamicin injection.
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Postoperative conjunctival chemosis in cataract surgery caused by subconjunctival gentamicin injection.
A prospective study of 75 patients undergoing cataract surgery was conducted to identify the cause of postoperative conjunctival chemosis seen in patients with cataracts in this department. The patients were split in three groups of 25 each. Group G patients were given a subconjunctival injection of gentamicin at the end of the cataract procedure; group W patients did not receive subconjunctiva...
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عنوان ژورنال: British Journal of Ophthalmology
سال: 1991
ISSN: 0007-1161
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.75.11.660