Bilateral Acanthamoeba Keratitis

American Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 145, Issue 2, 2008, Pages

  Wilhelmus, Kirk R ^a   Jones, Dan B ^a   Matoba, Alice Y ^a   Hamill, M Bowes ^a   Pflugfelder, Stephen C ^a   Weikert, Mitchell P ^a  

^a CULLEN EYE INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIAMEBIC AGENT; CHLORHEXIDINE GLUCONATE; HEXAMIDINE ISETIONATE; POLY(HEXAMETHYLENEBIGUANIDE); PROPAMIDINE ISETHIONATE;

ACANTHAMOEBA KERATITIS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE STUDY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CORNEA DISEASE; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; SOFT CONTACT LENS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 38349126812     PISSN: 00029394     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajo.2007.09.037     Document Type: Article

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