A study of the spectrum of Acanthamoeba keratitis: A three-year study at a tertiary eye care referral center in South India

Indian Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 37-42

  Bharathi, Jayahar M ^a   Srinivasan, M ^a   Ramakrishnan, R ^a   Meenakshi, R ^a   Padmavathy, S ^a   Lalitha, Prajna N ^a  

^a ARAVIND EYE HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

Acanthamoeba keratitis; Culture; Epidemiology; Microscopy; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE;

ACANTHAMOEBA; ACANTHAMOEBA KERATITIS; ADULT; AGRICULTURAL WORKER; CLINICAL FEATURE; CORNEA INJURY; CORNEA ULCER; DELAYED DIAGNOSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL ERROR; PARASITE CULTIVATION; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PARASITE ISOLATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; RURAL AREA; SMEAR; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 33846092645     PISSN: 03014738     EISSN: 03014738     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0301-4738.29493     Document Type: Review

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