The Incidence of Contact Lens-Related Microbial Keratitis in Australia

Ophthalmology

Volumn 115, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1655-1662

  Stapleton, Fiona ^a,b,c   Keay, Lisa ^b,c   Edwards, Katie ^b,c   Naduvilath, Thomas ^a,b,c   Dart, John K G ^d,e   Brian, Garry ^c,f   Holden, Brien A ^a,b,c,f  

^a BRIEN HOLDEN VISION INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^c VISION COOPERATIVE RESEARCH CENTRE   (Australia)

^d MOORFIELDS EYE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^f International Centre for Eyecare Education   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTACT LENS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; KERATITIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AUSTRALIA; BACTERIA; CONTACT LENSES; CORNEAL ULCER; EYE INFECTIONS, BACTERIAL; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 42449118192     PISSN: 01616420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ophtha.2008.04.002     Document Type: Article

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