Pathogenesis of Contact Lens-associated microbial keratitis

Optometry and Vision Science

Volumn 87, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 225-232

  Fleiszig, Suzanne M J ^a   Evans, David J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b TOURO UNIVERSITY CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Biofilms; Contact lenses; Cornea; Epithelium; Hygiene; Innate immunity; Microbial keratitis; Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL PROBLEMS; CONTACT LENS WEAR; DISEASE INCIDENCE; HYGIENE; INNATE IMMUNITY; MICROBIAL KERATITIS; NEW APPROACHES; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

BIOFILMS; CONTACT LENSES;

OPTICAL INSTRUMENTS;

ANIMAL; BACTERIAL EYE INFECTION; BACTERIUM; CONTACT LENS; CORNEA; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; KERATITIS; MICROBIOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR;

ANIMALS; BACTERIA; CONTACT LENSES; CORNEA; EYE INFECTIONS, BACTERIAL; HUMANS; KERATITIS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 77950683419     PISSN: 10405488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/OPX.0b013e3181d408ee     Document Type: Review

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