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  • Title: [The use of ultraviolet irradiation of the blood in treating keratitis].
    Author: Zhivotovskiĭ LD.
    Journal: Oftalmol Zh; 1990; (7):420-3. PubMed ID: 2092262.
    Abstract:
    The paper analyses results after treatment of inflammatory diseases of the cornea by means of a quantum ultraviolet hemotherapy using the apparatus "Izol'da" MD-73M. The original method for treatment of keratitis represents a combination of ultraviolet radiation of blood and subconjunctival injections of heparinized autologous blood preliminary radiated by ultraviolet rays. High clinical effectiveness of the method (rise of visometric values, shortening of the bed-days, etc.) is shown and it is recommended to be widely used for treatment of quickly progressing, severe lesions of the cornea.
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