Microbial keratitis in the developing world: Does prevention work?

International Ophthalmology Clinics

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 17-25

  Upadhyay, Madan P ^a   Srinivasan, Muthiah ^b   Whitcher, John P ^c  

^a BP Eye Foundation   (Nepal)

^b ARAVIND EYE HOSPITAL   (India)

^c Francis I Proctor Foundation   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; CHLORAMPHENICOL; CLOTRIMAZOLE; NATAMYCIN; PLACEBO;

ABSENCE OF SIDE EFFECTS; AMOEBA; BACTERIUM; BHUTAN; BLINDNESS; CONTACT LENS; CORNEA INJURY; CORNEA ULCER; DACRYOCYSTITIS; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; EYE CARE; FUNGUS; HUMAN; INDIA; KERATITIS; LEPROSY; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MYANMAR; NEPAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SOUTHEAST ASIA; VISUAL DISORDER; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

CORNEAL ULCER; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; HUMANS; PRIMARY PREVENTION;

EID: 34547639875     PISSN: 00208167     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/IIO.0b013e318074e0b3     Document Type: Review

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