Severe Acanthamoeba sclerokeratitis in a non-contact lens wearer

Acta Ophthalmologica Scandinavica

Volumn 77, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 347-348

  Hirano, Koji ^a   Sai, Shoken ^a  

^a NAGOYA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Acanthamoeba sclerokeratitis; Cataract surgery; Cicatricial stage; Healing process; Non contact lens wearer; Terminal stage

Indexed keywords

FLUCONAZOLE; MICONAZOLE;

ACANTHAMOEBA; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CATARACT EXTRACTION; ENUCLEATION; HUMAN; KERATITIS; MALE; NECROSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCAR FORMATION; SCLERA; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; TREATMENT FAILURE; UVEA DISEASE;

EID: 0033044694     PISSN: 13953907     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0420.1999.770321.x     Document Type: Article

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