Three cases of bilateral Acanthamoeba keratitis

Journal of Japanese Ophthalmological Society

Volumn 104, Issue 10, 2000, Pages 746-750

  Muto, Tetsuya ^a   Ishibashi, Yasuhisa ^b  

^a NATIONAL DEFENSE MEDICAL COLLEGE   (Japan)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Bilateral Acanthamoeba keratitis; Hydrophobic SCL wearers; SCL wearers

Indexed keywords

ACANTHAMOEBA KERATITIS; ADULT; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYDROPHILIC CONTACT LENS; PATHOLOGY;

ACANTHAMOEBA KERATITIS; ADULT; ANIMALS; CONTACT LENSES, HYDROPHILIC; FEMALE; HUMANS;

EID: 0034305381     PISSN: 00290203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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