Acanthamoeba keratitis as a complication of orthokeratology

American Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 136, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 1159-1161

  Xuguang, Sun ^a,b   Lin, Chen ^a   Yan, Zhang ^a   Zhiqun, Wang ^a   Ran, Li ^a   Shiyun, Luo ^a   Xiuying, Jin ^a  

^a CAPITAL MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b BEIJING INSTITUTE OF OPHTHALMOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHLORHEXIDINE; METRONIDAZOLE; NEOMYCIN;

ACANTHAMOEBA; ACANTHAMOEBA KERATITIS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL OBSERVATION; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; CORNEA; CORNEA ULCER; EYE INFLAMMATION; EYE PAIN; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LENS; MALE; ORTHOKERATOLOGY LENS; PATIENT; PATIENT REFERRAL; PHOTOPHOBIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 0345304319     PISSN: 00029394     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9394(03)00635-4     Document Type: Article

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