Acanthamoeba keratitis associated with misuse of daily disposable contact lenses

Contact Lens and Anterior Eye

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 269-271

  Niyadurupola, Nuwan ^a   Illingworth, Christopher D ^a  

^a NORFOLK AND NORWICH UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acanthamoeba polyphaga; Daily disposable contact lenses; Keratitis

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; OFLOXACIN; POLY(HEXAMETHYLENEBIGUANIDE); PROPAMIDINE ISETHIONATE;

ACANTHAMOEBA KERATITIS; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONTACT LENS; CORNEA EROSION; DELAYED DIAGNOSIS; DISINFECTION; DISPOSABLE EQUIPMENT; DRUG RESPONSE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; PHOTOPHOBIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THERAPY DELAY; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

ACANTHAMOEBA; ACANTHAMOEBA KERATITIS; AGED; AMEBICIDES; ANIMALS; BENZAMIDINES; BIGUANIDES; CONTACT LENSES; DISINFECTANTS; DISPOSABLE EQUIPMENT; EPITHELIUM, CORNEAL; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; OPHTHALMIC SOLUTIONS;

EID: 33751018244     PISSN: 13670484     EISSN: 14765411     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clae.2006.08.002     Document Type: Article

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