More to the Mysterious Tale: The Search for the Cause of 100+ Cases of Diffuse Lamellar Keratitis [2]

Journal of Refractive Surgery

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 85-86

  Holland, Simon P ^a   Peters, N Timothy ^a   Iskander, Nader G ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ENDOTOXIN; POLYMYXIN B;

AIR POLLUTANT; ANIMAL MODEL; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BIOFILM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CORNEA; DIFFUSE LAMELLAR KERATITIS; EYE SURGERY; HUMAN; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; KERATITIS; KERATOMILEUSIS; LASER SURGERY; LETTER; NONHUMAN; OPERATING ROOM; PATHOLOGY; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFRACTION ERROR;

EID: 0346502896     PISSN: 1081597X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/1081-597x-20040101-16     Document Type: Letter

References (3)

1. Holland SP, Mathias R, Morck DW, Chui J, Slade SG. Diffuse lamellar keratitis related to endotoxins released from sterilizer reservoir biofilms. Ophthalmology 2000;107:1227-1234.
2. Yuhan KR, Nguyen L, Wachler BS. Role of instrument cleaning and maintenance in the development of diffuse lamellar keratitis. Ophthalmology 2002;109:400-4033; discussion 403-404.
3. Peters NT, Iskander NG, Anderson Penno EE, Woods DE, Moore RA, Gimbel HV. Diffuse lamellar keratitis: Isolation of endotoxin and demonstration of the inflammatory potential in a rabbit laser in situ keratomileusis model. J Cataract Refract Surg 2001;27:917-923.