Epidemiology of contact lens-related inflammation and microbial keratitis: A 20-year perspective

Eye and Contact Lens

Volumn 33, Issue 6 PART 2 OF SUPPL 2, 2007, Pages 346-353

  Keay, Lisa ^a,b   Stapleton, Fiona ^a,b,c   Schein, Oliver ^d,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b BRIEN HOLDEN VISION INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^c VISION COOPERATIVE RESEARCH CENTRE   (Australia)

^d JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e 116 Wilmer Building ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Contact lens; Epidemiology; Incidence; Microbial keratitis; Relative risk; Review; Sterile keratitis

Indexed keywords

CONTACT LENS; CONTACT LENS RELATED MICROBIAL KERATITIS; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; DISINFECTION; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; GEOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HYGIENE; INCIDENCE; INFLAMMATION; KERATITIS; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIAL KERATITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; STERILE KERATITIS;

CONTACT LENSES; EYE INFECTIONS, BACTERIAL; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; KERATITIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 35848930098     PISSN: 15422321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ICL.0b013e318157c49d     Document Type: Review

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