A case report and review of filamentary keratitis

Optometry

Volumn 76, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 30-36

  Diller, Rebecca ^a   Sant, Samuel ^a  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Dry eye; Filamentary keratitis; Mucous filaments

Indexed keywords

CASE REPORT; CONTACT LENS; CORNEA; DRY EYE; HUMAN; KERATITIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; REVIEW;

CONTACT LENSES; CORNEA; DRY EYE SYNDROMES; HUMANS; KERATITIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 14144250180     PISSN: 15291839     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1529-1839(05)70252-9     Document Type: Article

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