Successful treatment of acanthamoeba keratitis without anti-amoebic agents

Annals of the Academy of Medicine Singapore

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 175-176

  Agahan, Archimedes Ld ^a,b   Lim, Ruben Bs ^a   Valenton, Mario J ^a  

^a Sentro Oftalmologico Jose Rizal ^*  (Philippines)

^b PHILIPPINE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Philippines)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIAMEBIC AGENT; ATROPINE; DICLOFENAC;

ACANTHAMOEBA; ACANTHAMOEBA KERATITIS; CASE REPORT; CORNEA INJURY; EYE PAIN; HUMAN; LETTER; TREATMENT DURATION; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL DISORDER;

EID: 64549086042     PISSN: 03044602     EISSN: 29724066     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Letter

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