An atypical case of microcysts associated with silicone hydrogel contact lens: Findings on in vivo confocal laser microscopy

Eye and Contact Lens

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 156-158

  Toshida, Hiroshi ^a   Murakami, Akira ^a  

^a JUNTENDO UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Confocal microscope; Cornea; HRT II Rostock Cornea Module; Microcysts; Silicone hydrogel lens

Indexed keywords

BETAMETHASONE SODIUM PHOSPHATE; FLUORESCEIN; LEVOFLOXACIN; SILICONE;

ACANTHAMOEBA KERATITIS; ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONFOCAL LASER MICROSCOPY; CONTACT LENS; CORNEA DISEASE; CORNEA MICROCYST; CYST; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EYE PAIN; FEMALE; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; HYDROGEL; IN VIVO STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHOTOPHOBIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SLIT LAMP; STAINING; VISUAL ACUITY;

ADULT; BETAMETHASONE; CONTACT LENSES, HYDROPHILIC; CORNEAL DISEASES; CYSTS; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FEMALE; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HUMANS; HYDROGEL; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; OFLOXACIN; OPHTHALMIC SOLUTIONS; SILICONES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 68549119083     PISSN: 15422321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ICL.0b013e3181998dec     Document Type: Article

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