Fungal keratitis in a soft contact lens wearer

CLAO Journal

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 166-168

  Foroozan, Rod ^a   Eagle Jr , Ralph C ^a   Cohen, Elisabeth J ^a  

^a WILLS EYE HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; CYCLOSPORIN; FLUCONAZOLE; ITRACONAZOLE; NATAMYCIN; SCOPOLAMINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTACT LENS; CORNEA PERFORATION; CORNEA ULCER; FEMALE; FUSARIUM SOLANI; HUMAN; KERATITIS; MYCOSIS;

ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; CONTACT LENSES, HYDROPHILIC; CORNEA; CORNEAL ULCER; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; EYE INFECTIONS, FUNGAL; FEMALE; FUSARIUM; HUMANS; KERATOPLASTY, PENETRATING; MIDDLE AGED; MYCOSES; OPHTHALMIC SOLUTIONS; RUPTURE, SPONTANEOUS; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 0033940552     PISSN: 07338902     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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