The effect of surface treatment of silicone hydrogel contact lenses on the attachment of acanthamoeba castellanii trophozoites

Eye and Contact Lens

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 316-319

  Beattie, Tara K ^a   Tomlinson, Alan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acanthamoeba; Contact lenses; Eye infection; Keratitis

Indexed keywords

SILICONE;

ACANTHAMOEBA CASTELLANII; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; CONTACT LENS; CONTROLLED STUDY; HYDROGEL; HYDROPHOBICITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TROPHOZOITE;

ACANTHAMOEBA CASTELLANII; CELL ADHESION; CONTACT LENSES, HYDROPHILIC; HUMANS; HYDROGEL; HYDROGELS; SILICONES; SURFACE PROPERTIES; TROPHOZOITES;

EID: 74249113176     PISSN: 15422321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ICL.0b013e3181becce6     Document Type: Article

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