Bilateral acanthamoeba keratitis and treatment strategy based on lesion depth

Canadian Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 71-73

  Hassanlou, Mojgan ^a   Bhargava, Anuj ^a   Hodge, William G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Acanthamoeba; Bilateral keratitis

Indexed keywords

ANTIAMEBIC AGENT; BACITRACIN; CHLORHEXIDINE; HOMATROPINE; ITRACONAZOLE; NEOMYCIN; NEOSPORIN; POLYMYXIN; PROPAMIDINE;

ACANTHAMOEBA KERATITIS; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONTACT LENS; CYST; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EYE TOXICITY; HUMAN; MALE; NONHUMAN; TREATMENT INDICATION;

EID: 33645113371     PISSN: 00084182     EISSN: 17153360     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0008-4182(06)80070-0     Document Type: Article

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