Continuous wear silicone hydrogel contact lenses and microbial keratitis

Eye

Volumn 18, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 935-937

  Whiting, M A N ^a   Raynor, M K ^a   Morgan, P B ^b   Galloway, P ^c   Tole, D M ^c   Tullo, A ^a  

^a MANCHESTER ROYAL EYE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^c BRISTOL EYE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Contact lens; Extended wear; Microbial keratitis

Indexed keywords

CEFTAZIDIME; CEFUROXIME; CIPROFLOXACIN; GENTAMICIN; IMIPENEM; OFLOXACIN; PREDNISOLONE; SILICONE; STEROID;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COAGULASE NEGATIVE STAPHYLOCOCCUS; CONTACT LENS; CULTURE TECHNIQUE; DISEASE COURSE; EYE PAIN; HUMAN; HYDROGEL; KERATITIS; MALE; NONHUMAN; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; RISK FACTOR; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

EID: 4444269053     PISSN: 0950222X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.eye.6701364     Document Type: Article

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