Ulcerative Keratitis Associated With Contact Lens Wear

From October 1982 through June 1986, 658 patients developed ulcerative keratitis. In 196 of these patients it was contact lens related. Fifty-nine patients wore extended-wear contact lenses for cosmetic purposes. On culture, Pseudomonas species was the organism most frequently isolated from the ulce...

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Veröffentlicht in:	American journal of ophthalmology 1989-07, Vol.108 (1), p.64-67
Hauptverfasser:	Koidou-Tsiligianni, Afrodite, Alfonso, Eduardo, Forster, Richard K.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adolescent Adult Aged Aged, 80 and over Biological and medical sciences Contact Lenses - adverse effects Corneal Ulcer - etiology Corneal Ulcer - microbiology Diseases of the eye Gram-Negative Bacteria - isolation & purification Humans Keratitis - etiology Medical sciences Middle Aged Pseudomonas - isolation & purification Radiotherapy. Instrumental treatment. Physiotherapy. Reeducation. Rehabilitation, orthophony, crenotherapy. Diet therapy and various other treatments (general aspects)
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