Amebic infection of the eye
Pakistan Ophthalmology. 1987; 3 (3-4): 50-56
in English
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| ID: emr-9673
ABSTRACT
A 60-year-old male with previous filtration operation developed severe ocular infection 6 hours after splashing his eyes with tap water. Swab from the fornix demonstrated ameba proteus. A 17-year-old girl, wearing soft contact lens, suddenly developed irritation in the right eye and later on developed characteristic opaque corneal ring in the mid-periphery due to acanthamoeba. A young male developed chronic corneal ulcer which did not respond to any medical treatment. He had penetrating corneal graft. Histological examination of the corneal button demonstrated trophozoite stage of acanthamoeba
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IMEMR (Eastern Mediterranean)
Main subject:
Eye
Language:
English
Journal:
Pak. Ophthalmol.
Year:
1987
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