Risk factors for contact lens associated microbial keratitis

Contact Lens and Anterior Eye

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 3-9

  Weissman, Barry A ^a   Mondino, Bartly J ^a  

^a JULES STEIN EYE INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Contact lens; Microbial keratitis; Risk; Safety

Indexed keywords

STEROID;

ARTICLE; BLEPHARITIS; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CONTACT LENS; CORNEA EPITHELIUM; CORYNEBACTERIUM DIPHTHERIAE; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG USE; EXTENDED WEAR CONTACT LENS; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HAEMOPHILUS; HUMAN; HYPOXIA; KERATITIS; LISTERIA; NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT COUNSELING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SAFETY; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; TISSUE INJURY; TRAVEL; TROPIC CLIMATE; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

EID: 0036228181     PISSN: 13670484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1367-0484(01)00002-9     Document Type: Article

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