Pathogenesis and treatment of 'sterile' midperipheral corneal infiltrates associated with soft contact lens use

Cornea

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 777-781

  Baum, Jules ^a   Dabezies Jr , Oliver H ^b  

^a Boston Eye Associates   (United States)

^b TULANE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Corticosteroid; Pathogenesis; Soft contact lens; Sterile midperipheral corneal infiltrate; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; FLUOROMETHOLONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTACT LENS; CORNEA INJURY; FEMALE; HUMAN; KERATITIS; MALE; PATHOGENESIS; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; REFRACTION ERROR; VISUAL ACUITY;

ADULT; AGED; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CONTACT LENSES, HYDROPHILIC; CORNEAL DISEASES; CORNEAL ULCER; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; EPITHELIUM, CORNEAL; EYE INFECTIONS, BACTERIAL; FEMALE; FLUOROMETHOLONE; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OPHTHALMIC SOLUTIONS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; PSEUDOMONAS INFECTIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 0033762961     PISSN: 02773740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00003226-200011000-00003     Document Type: Article

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