Pseudomonas keratitis associated with continuous wear silicone-hydrogel soft contact lens: A case report

Eye and Contact Lens

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 255-257

  Lee, Kelvin Yoon Chiang ^a   Lim, Li ^a  

^a SINGAPORE NATIONAL EYE CENTRE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Contact lens; Continuous wear; Microbial keratitis; Pseudomonas; Silicone hydrogel

Indexed keywords

CEFAZOLIN; CIPROFLOXACIN; GENTAMICIN; SILICONE GEL; SILASTIC;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CORNEA STROMA; CORNEA ULCER; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYDROGEL; KERATITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SCAR FORMATION; SOFT CONTACT LENS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL DISORDER; WATER SKIING; BACTERIAL EYE INFECTION; DRUG COMBINATION; EXTENDED WEAR CONTACT LENS; GRAM NEGATIVE INFECTION; INFECTION; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY;

ADULT; CEFAZOLIN; CIPROFLOXACIN; CONTACT LENSES, EXTENDED-WEAR; CORNEAL ULCER; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; EYE INFECTIONS, BACTERIAL; FEMALE; GENTAMICINS; HUMANS; HYDROGEL; PROSTHESIS-RELATED INFECTIONS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; PSEUDOMONAS INFECTIONS; SILICONE ELASTOMERS;

EID: 0642273807     PISSN: 15422321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.icl.0000081041.68288.7C     Document Type: Article

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