American Journal of Ophthalmology
Volume 133, Issue 4 , Pages 451-455 , April 2002

Effective treatment of ligneous conjunctivitis with topical plasminogen

  • Patrick Watts (FRCOphth)

      Affiliations

    • Department of Ophthalmology, The Hospital for Sick Children and Toronto Western Hospital, Toronto, Canada (P.W., P.S., E.M., D.R.)
    • ,
  • Palanisamy Suresh (FRCS (Ed))

      Affiliations

    • Department of Ophthalmology, The Hospital for Sick Children and Toronto Western Hospital, Toronto, Canada (P.W., P.S., E.M., D.R.)
    • ,
  • Eedy Mezer, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Ophthalmology, The Hospital for Sick Children and Toronto Western Hospital, Toronto, Canada (P.W., P.S., E.M., D.R.)
    • ,
  • Anna Ells (FRCSC)

      Affiliations

    • Department of Ophthalmology, Alberta Children’s Hospital, Calgary, Alberta, Canada (A.E.)
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  • Manuela Albisetti, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, Division of Hematology/Oncology, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Canada (M.A., V.M., M.A., P.M.)
    • ,
  • Lazlo Bajzar, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Hamilton Civic Hospitals Research Center, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada (L.B.)
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  • Velma Marzinotto, RN

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, Division of Hematology/Oncology, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Canada (M.A., V.M., M.A., P.M.)
    • ,
  • Maureen Andrew, MD (FRCPC)

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, Division of Hematology/Oncology, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Canada (M.A., V.M., M.A., P.M.)
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  • Patricia Massicotle, MD (FRCPC)
    • ,
  • David Rootman, MD (FRCSC)

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests to D. Rootman, MD, FRCSC, Room 009, 7EC, Toronto Western Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; fax: (416) 603-1993
    • Department of Ophthalmology, The Hospital for Sick Children and Toronto Western Hospital, Toronto, Canada (P.W., P.S., E.M., D.R.)

,Accepted 6 December 2001.

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American Journal of Ophthalmology
Volume 133, Issue 4 , Pages 451-455 , April 2002

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