Corneal infiltrates and ulcers. A retrospective study of 239 eyes;Hornhautinfiltrate und hornhautgeschwüre: Eine retrospektive analyse von 239 augen

Ophthalmologe

Volumn 101, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 33-38

  Neumaier Ammerer, B ^a,c   Stolba, U ^a   Binder, S ^a   Feichtinger, H ^b  

^a Augenabt Krankenanstalt Rudolfstif   (Austria)

^b KRANKENANSTALT RUDOLFSTIFTUNG   (Austria)

^c Biomikroskopische Laserchirurgie   (Austria)

Author keywords

Contact lens; Corneal infiltrate; Corneal ulcer

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CELL INFILTRATION; CONTACT LENS; CORNEA DISEASE; CORNEA INFILTRATE; CORNEA ULCER; FEMALE; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; HUMAN; KERATITIS; KLEBSIELLA OXYTOCA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PSEUDOMONAS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SERRATIA; SOFT CONTACT LENS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STENOTROPHOMONAS MALTOPHILIA; WOUND HEALING;

ADULT; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; COMORBIDITY; CONTACT LENSES; CORNEAL ULCER; FEMALE; FOREIGN-BODY REACTION; GERMANY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0842327398     PISSN: 0941293X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00347-003-0896-x     Document Type: Article

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