Bilateral acanthamoeba keratitis after orthokeratology

Cornea

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 680-682

  Kim, Eun Chul ^a   Kim, Man Soo ^a  

^a The Catholic University of Korea   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Bilateral Acanthamoeba keratitis; Inverted phase contrast microscope; Orthokeratology

Indexed keywords

AGAR; ATROPINE; FLUCONAZOLE; GANCICLOVIR; ITRACONAZOLE; LEVOFLOXACIN; POLY(HEXAMETHYLENEBIGUANIDE); TOBRA; TOBRAMYCIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VIRGAN;

ACANTHAMOEBA; ACANTHAMOEBA KERATITIS; ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CASE REPORT; CONTACT LENS; CORNEA ULCER; ESCHERICHIA COLI; EYE PAIN; FEMALE; HERPES SIMPLEX KERATITIS; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; KERATOMYCOSIS; ORTHOKERATOLOGY; PAIN; PHASE CONTRAST MICROSCOPY; PHOTOPHOBIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SLIT LAMP; SYMPTOM; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL DISORDER;

ACANTHAMOEBA KERATITIS; ANTIPROTOZOAL AGENTS; BIGUANIDES; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI INFECTIONS; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HUMANS; MICROSCOPY, PHASE-CONTRAST; OFLOXACIN; ORTHOKERATOLOGIC PROCEDURES; TOBRAMYCIN; VISUAL ACUITY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77952919806     PISSN: 02773740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ICO.0b013e3181861bf9     Document Type: Article

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