Advances in the diagnosis and treatment of acanthamoeba keratitis

Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 2012, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Clarke, Benjamin ^a   Sinha, Arti ^a   Parmar, Dipak N ^a   Sykakis, Evripidis ^a  

^a WHIPPS CROSS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84873801465     PISSN: 2090004X     EISSN: 20900058     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2012/484892     Document Type: Review

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