Heidelberg retina tomograph II findings of Acanthamoeba keratitis

Ocular Immunology and Inflammation

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 487-492

  Bourcier, Tristan ^a   Dupas, Bénédicte ^a   Borderie, Vincent ^a   Chaumeil, Christine ^a   Larricart, Pierre ^a   Baudouin, Christophe ^a   Laroche, Laurent ^a  

^a CENTRE HOSPITALIER NATIONAL D OPHTALMOLOGIE DES QUINZE VINGTS   (France)

Author keywords

Acanthamoeba; Cornea module; Heidelberg retina tomograph; Inflammation; Keratitis

Indexed keywords

BIGUANIDE; DEXAMETHASONE; HEXAMIDINE; POLY(HEXAMETHYLENEBIGUANIDE);

ACANTHAMOEBA; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; KERATITIS; LABORATORY TEST; MALE;

ACANTHAMOEBA; ACANTHAMOEBA KERATITIS; ADULT; ANIMALS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DNA, PROTOZOAN; EPITHELIUM, CORNEAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LASERS; OPHTHALMOSCOPY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RETINA; TOMOGRAPHY;

EID: 28844461688     PISSN: 09273948     EISSN: 17445078     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09273940590951098     Document Type: Article

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