Histopathological examination of Acanthamoeba sclerokeratitis
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Histopathological examination of Acanthamoeba sclerokeratitis
PURPOSE To report the histopathological findings in a case of severe Acanthamoeba sclerokeratitis (ASK). PATIENT AND METHODS A 46-year-old patient was referred to the Department of Ophthalmology of Mie University Hospital because of a severe corneal ulcer of the right eye of 6 months' duration. Our initial examination showed a ring-shaped corneal opacity with extensive epithelial defects and ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Clinical Ophthalmology
سال: 2014
ISSN: 1177-5483
DOI: 10.2147/opth.s54807