Endoftalmitis

Profilaxis peri-operatoria contra endoftalmitis post-extracción cataratas

Mejores técnicas profilácticas para evitar la endoftalmitis después de la cirugía para extraer cataratas.

Autor/a: Dres. Jae Yong Kim, MD, PhD; Rasha Ali, MD; Sandra Lora Cremers, MD, FACS y Bonnie An Henderson, MD,

Fuente: Int Ophthalmol Clin. 2007 Spring;47(2):1-14.

Indice
1. Bibliografía
2. Desarrollo

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