Good visual outcome after prompt treatment of Acanthamoeba keratitis associated with overnight orthokeratology lens wear

Eye and Contact Lens

Volumn 33, Issue 6 PART 1 OF 2, 2007, Pages 329-331

  Wong, Victoria W Y ^a,b   Chi, Stanley C C ^a,b   Lam, Dennis S C ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b HONG KONG EYE HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Acanthamoeba; Contact lens; Keratitis; Orthokeratology

Indexed keywords

POLY(HEXAMETHYLENEBIGUANIDE); PROPAMIDINE ISETHIONATE;

ACANTHAMOEBA KERATITIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTACT LENS; CORNEAL BIOPSY; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; EYE EXAMINATION; EYE IRRITATION; FUNGUS CULTURE; GENERAL CONDITION IMPROVEMENT; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; MYOPIA; PHOTOPHOBIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SWIMMING POOL; THERAPY EFFECT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESPONSE; VISUAL ACUITY;

ACANTHAMOEBA KERATITIS; BENZAMIDINES; BIGUANIDES; CHILD; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CONTACT LENS SOLUTIONS; CONTACT LENSES; CORNEA; DRUG CONTAMINATION; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; HUMANS; MALE; ORTHOKERATOLOGIC PROCEDURES; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 36048961400     PISSN: 15422321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ICL.0b013e318030d5cf     Document Type: Article

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