Microbial keratitis in orthokeratology: The Australian experience

Clinical and Experimental Optometry

Volumn 90, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 182-189

  Watt, Kathleen G ^a   Boneham, Gavin C ^a   Swarbrick, Helen A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Acanthamoeba; Compliance; Microbial keratitis; Orthokeratology; Pseudomonas; Rigid contact lenses

Indexed keywords

CONTACT LENS SOLUTION;

ACANTHAMOEBA KERATITIS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CONTACT LENS; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GRAM NEGATIVE INFECTION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; KERATITIS; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MYOPIA; OPTOMETRY; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

ACANTHAMOEBA KERATITIS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AUSTRALIA; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; CONTACT LENS SOLUTIONS; CONTACT LENSES; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; KERATITIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOPIA; OPTOMETRY; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; PSEUDOMONAS INFECTIONS;

EID: 34047229408     PISSN: 08164622     EISSN: 14440938     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1444-0938.2006.00105.x     Document Type: Article

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