The Disease Course of Bilateral Endogenous Fungal Endophthalmitis
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The Disease Course of Bilateral Endogenous Fungal Endophthalmitis
Purpose: To report the dynamic disease course of a case of bilateral endogenous fungal endophthalmitis, which was successfully treated. Case Report: A 54 year old Chinese man with a history of extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL) and ureteroscopy was referred to our center. After 1 week, his best corrected Snellen visual acuity (BCVA) values were 20/100 and 20/25; the interface between ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Clinical & Experimental Ophthalmology
سال: 2017
ISSN: 2155-9570
DOI: 10.4172/2155-9570.1000639