Which is more important to the initiation of contact lens related microbial keratitis, trauma to the ocular surface or bacterial pathogenic factors?

Clinical and Experimental Optometry

Volumn 89, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 277-279

  Willcox, Mark DP ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; VIRULENCE FACTOR;

BACTERIAL EYE INFECTION; BACTERIUM; CONTACT LENS; CORNEA; HUMAN; INJURY; KERATITIS; MICROBIOLOGY; NOTE; PATHOGENICITY; PHYSIOLOGY;

BACTERIA; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CONTACT LENSES; CORNEA; EYE INFECTIONS, BACTERIAL; HUMANS; KERATITIS; VIRULENCE FACTORS;

EID: 33748653962     PISSN: 08164622     EISSN: 14440938     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1444-0938.2006.00054.x     Document Type: Review

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