Severe Acanthamoeba keratitis after overnight orthokeratology

Eye and Contact Lens

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 121-123

  Robertson, Danielle M ^a   McCulley, James P ^a   Cavanagh, H Dwight ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Acanthamoeba; Contact lens; Microbial keratitis

Indexed keywords

CHLORHEXIDINE; POLY(HEXAMETHYLENEBIGUANIDE); PROPAMIDINE ISETHIONATE;

ACANTHAMOEBA KERATITIS; ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLOSED ANGLE GLAUCOMA; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; CONTACT LENS; CORNEA ULCER; DISEASE SEVERITY; GLAUCOMA DRAINAGE IMPLANT; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFRACTION ERROR; SPECTACLES; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

ACANTHAMOEBA KERATITIS; CATARACT; CHILD; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CONTACT LENS SOLUTIONS; CONTACT LENSES; CORNEAL ULCER; GLAUCOMA, ANGLE-CLOSURE; HUMANS; HYGIENE; MALE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TIME FACTORS; VISION DISORDERS; WATER;

EID: 34248581066     PISSN: 15422321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.icl.0000244110.70378.8c     Document Type: Article

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