Microbial keratitis following orthokeratology [13]

Eye

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 440-441

  Poole, T R G ^a   Frangouli, O ^b   Ionides, A C W ^c  

^a KINGSTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b EPSOM AND ST HELIER UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c MOORFIELDS EYE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHLORAMPHENICOL; CYCLOPENTOLATE; OFLOXACIN;

ADULT; CASE REPORT; CONTACT LENS; CORNEA ULCER; DISEASE COURSE; GAS PERMEABILITY; GRAM STAINING; HUMAN; KERATITIS; LETTER; MALE; MYOPIA; RIGIDITY; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; VISUAL SYSTEM EXAMINATION;

EID: 0038394241     PISSN: 0950222X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.eye.6700338     Document Type: Letter

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