The diagnosis and management of contact lens‐related microbial keratitis
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Etiological diagnosis of microbial keratitis.
OBJECTIVE To identify the different microbial pathogens in infective corneal ulcers. STUDY DESIGN Observational study. PLACE AND DURATION OF STUDY Department of Ophthalmology Unit I, Eye Hospital, Liaquat University of Medical and Health Sciences, Hyderabad, Sindh, from April 2006 to September 2008. METHODOLOGY Patients above 15 years of age with suspected infective corneal ulcers were st...
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عنوان ژورنال: Clinical and Experimental Optometry
سال: 2017
ISSN: 0816-4622,1444-0938
DOI: 10.1111/cxo.12581