Contact-lens-related microbial keratitis: case report and review
Bacterial keratitis is a serious, potentially blinding, complication most often involving overnight contact lens wear. This case report reviews the management of a patient with bacterial keratitis and discusses the etiology, differential diagnosis, classification and risk factors associated with the...
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2011-10-01
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| author | Mark Eltis |
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| description | Bacterial keratitis is a serious, potentially blinding, complication most often involving overnight contact lens wear. This case report reviews the management of a patient with bacterial keratitis and discusses the etiology, differential diagnosis, classification and risk factors associated with the condition. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-7c10d2d513f14df5b804f9d05014f6e32022-12-22T00:45:11ZengElsevierJournal of Optometry1888-42962011-10-014412212710.1016/S1888-4296(11)70053-XContact-lens-related microbial keratitis: case report and reviewMark EltisBacterial keratitis is a serious, potentially blinding, complication most often involving overnight contact lens wear. This case report reviews the management of a patient with bacterial keratitis and discusses the etiology, differential diagnosis, classification and risk factors associated with the condition.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S188842961170053XKeratitisUlcerFortified antibioticsBiofilm |
| spellingShingle | Mark Eltis Contact-lens-related microbial keratitis: case report and review Journal of Optometry Keratitis Ulcer Fortified antibiotics Biofilm |
| title | Contact-lens-related microbial keratitis: case report and review |
| title_full | Contact-lens-related microbial keratitis: case report and review |
| title_fullStr | Contact-lens-related microbial keratitis: case report and review |
| title_full_unstemmed | Contact-lens-related microbial keratitis: case report and review |
| title_short | Contact-lens-related microbial keratitis: case report and review |
| title_sort | contact lens related microbial keratitis case report and review |
| topic | Keratitis Ulcer Fortified antibiotics Biofilm |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S188842961170053X |
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