Diagnosis and management of Acanthamoeba keratitis

Current Opinion in Ophthalmology

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 327-331

  Hammersmith, Kristin M ^a,b,c  

^a WILLS EYE HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Acanthamoeba; Contact lenses; Cornea; Keratitis; Review; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

AZATHIOPRINE; CHLORHEXIDINE; CORTICOSTEROID; CYCLOSPORIN; DESMODINE; HEXAMIDINE; IMIDAZOLE DERIVATIVE; ITRACONAZOLE; KETOCONAZOLE; POLY(HEXAMETHYLENEBIGUANIDE); PROPAMIDINE; PROPAMIDINE ISETHIONATE; SILICONE;

ACANTHAMOEBA KERATITIS; AMNION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; CONTACT LENS; CORNEA EPITHELIUM; CORNEA SURGERY; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; HERPES SIMPLEX KERATITIS; HUMAN; HYDROGEL; IMPRESSION CYTOLOGY; MYOPIA; PENETRATING KERATOPLASTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR;

ACANTHAMOEBA KERATITIS; AMEBICIDES; BIOLOGICAL DRESSINGS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS; KERATOPLASTY, PENETRATING; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33747035299     PISSN: 10408738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.icu.0000233949.56229.7d     Document Type: Review

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