Ocular microbiota and polymorphonuclear leucocyte recruitment during overnight contact lens wear

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 25, Issue SUPPL. 1, 1997, Pages

  Stapleton, F ^a   Willcox, M D P ^a   Sansey, N ^a   Holden, B A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bacteria; Conjunctiva; Contact lens; Lid; Polymorphonuclear leucocyte

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIUM; COLONY FORMING UNIT; CONTACT LENS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA; HUMAN; MICROSCOPY; NEUTROPHIL; SLEEP;

EID: 0030849214     PISSN: 08149763     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-9071.1997.tb01751.x     Document Type: Article

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