Radial Keratoneurltis as a Presenting Sign in Acanthamoeba keratitis

Ophthalmology

Volumn 93, Issue 10, 1986, Pages 1310-1315

  Moore, Mary Beth ^a,b,c   McCulley, James P ^a,c   Kaufman, Herbert E ^b,c   Robin, Jeffrey B ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b LSU EYE CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Acanthamoeba keratitis; amebic keratitis; Brolene ; contaminated saline solutions; corneal nerves; keratoneuritis; ring infiltrate; soft contact lens

Indexed keywords

ATROPINE; BACITRACIN; DIBROMPROPAMIDINE; GRAMICIDIN; IDOXURIDINE; NEOMYCIN; NEOSPORIN; POLYMYXIN B; PREDNISOLONE; PROPAMIDINE ISETHIONATE; TRIFLURIDINE;

ACANTHAMOEBA; CASE REPORT; CONTACT LENS; DRUG THERAPY; HUMAN; KERATITIS; NEURITIS; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTOZOON; REFRACTION; SOFT CONTACT LENS; THERAPY; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; VISUAL SYSTEM;

EID: 0022507060     PISSN: 01616420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0161-6420(86)33572-3     Document Type: Article

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