Treatment of early acanthamoeba keratitis with alcohol-assisted epithelial debridement

Cornea

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 442-446

  Li, Mei Lun ^a   Shih, Min Hsiu ^a   Huang, Fu Chin ^a   Tseng, Sung Huei ^a   Chen, Chien Chin ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

alcohol assisted epithelial debridement; early Acanthamoeba keratitis; histopathology; transmission electron microscopic examination

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; POLY(HEXAMETHYLENEBIGUANIDE); PROPAMIDINE ISETHIONATE;

ACANTHAMOEBA KERATITIS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CORNEA EPITHELIUM; DEBRIDEMENT; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TROPHOZOITE;

ACANTHAMOEBA KERATITIS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANIMALS; ANTIPROTOZOAL AGENTS; BENZAMIDINES; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; DEBRIDEMENT; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; EPITHELIUM, CORNEAL; ETHANOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROXYMERCURIBENZOATES; MALE; VISUAL ACUITY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84862779255     PISSN: 02773740     EISSN: 15364798     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ICO.0b013e31823f091a     Document Type: Article

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