Trends in contact lens-associated corneal ulcers

Cornea

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 566-570

  Cohen, Elisabeth J ^a,b   Fulton, Jennifer C ^a   Hoffman, Carol J ^a   Rapuano, Christopher J ^a   Laibson, Peter R ^a  

^a THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WILLS EYE HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Acanthamoeba; Contact lenses; Corneal ulcers; Disposable lenses; Frequent replacement lenses; Pseudomonas; SoftPerm lenses

Indexed keywords

ACANTHAMOEBA; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CONTACT LENS; CORNEA ULCER; DISPOSABLE EQUIPMENT; EXTENDED WEAR CONTACT LENS; HUMAN; KERATITIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS;

EID: 0029966175     PISSN: 02773740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00003226-199611000-00005     Document Type: Article

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