Topical use of alcohol in ophthalmology - Diagnostic and therapeutic indications

Alcohol (ethanol) has been used in medicine since time immemorial. In ophthalmic practice, besides as an antiseptic, it was given as retrobulbar injections to relieve severe ocular pain. Alcohol can be applied topically to the surface of neoplastic or suspicious lesions to kill cells that might desq...

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Veröffentlicht in:	The ocular surface 2021-07, Vol.21, p.1-15
Hauptverfasser:	Dua, Harminder S., Deshmukh, Rashmi, Ting, Darren S.J., Wilde, Craig, Nubile, Mario, Mastropasqua, Leonardo, Said, Dalia G.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Cornea Corneal dystrophy Epithelium Intraepithelial neoplasia Recurrent corneal erosion
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