Microbial keratitis in prospective studies of extended wear with disposable hydrogel contact lenses

Cornea

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 156-161

  Holden, Brien A ^a   Sankaridurg, Padmaja R ^a,c   Sweeney, Deborah F ^a   Stretton, Serina ^a   Naduvilath, Thomas J ^a   Rao, Gullapalli N ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b L V PRASAD EYE INSTITUTE   (India)

^c VISION COOPERATIVE RESEARCH CENTRE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Contact lens; Disposable hydrogels; Extended wear; Microbial keratitis

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTACT LENS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYDROGEL; KERATITIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; BACTERIA; CIPROFLOXACIN; CONTACT LENSES, EXTENDED-WEAR; CORNEA; DISPOSABLE EQUIPMENT; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; EYE INFECTIONS, BACTERIAL; FEMALE; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INDIA; KERATITIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW SOUTH WALES; PREDNISOLONE; PRODUCT SURVEILLANCE, POSTMARKETING; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 14144254613     PISSN: 02773740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ico.0000138844.90668.91     Document Type: Article

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