KH Cheng, SL Leung, HW Hoekman, WH … - The Lancet, 1999 - Elsevier Findings Of 440 ophthalmologists contacted, 379 provided information. There were
92 cases of microbial keratitis; 17 used daily-wear rigid gas-permeable lenses,
63 daily-wear soft lenses, and 12 extended-wear soft lenses. The estimated ... Cited by 262 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 8 versions
NA Khan - FEMS microbiology reviews, 2006 - interscience.wiley.com Acanthamoeba is an opportunistic protozoan that is widely distributed in the
environment and is well recognized to produce serious human infections,
including a blinding keratitis and a fatal encephalitis. This review ... Cited by 67 - Related articles - All 5 versions
- ►nih.gov J Walochnik, EM Haller-Schober, H Kolli, O … - Journal of Clinical Microbiology, 2000 - jcm.highwire.org Eighteen cases of Acanthamoeba-associated keratitis among contact lens wearers
seen at the Department of Ophthalmology, Karl-Franzens-University, Graz,
Austria, between 1996 and 1999 are reviewed. The amoebae were proven to be ... Cited by 60 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 6 versions
- ►nih.gov [PDF] - Free from Publisher S Sharma, P Garg, GN Rao - British Journal of Ophthalmology, 2000 - bjo.bmj.com RESULTS A majority of the patients presented with poor visual acuity and large
corneal stromal infiltrates (mean size 38.20 (SD 26.18) mm). A predisposing
factor was elicited in 19/39 (48.7%) patients (trauma 15, dirty water ... Cited by 60 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 7 versions
- ►iovs.org S Kilvington, T Gray, J Dart, N Morlet, JR … - Investigative ophthalmology & visual science, 2004 - ARVO RESULTS. FLA, including Acanthamoeba, were isolated from 24 (89%) of 27 homes,
and the presence within the homes varied significantly with tap water
temperature and location: 19 (76%) of 25 bathroom sink cold taps sampled ... Cited by 58 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 7 versions
CE Joslin, EY Tu, TT McMahon, DJ Passaro, … - American journal of ophthalmology, 2006 - Elsevier All AK cases diagnosed at the University of Illinois at Chicago Cornea Service
from June 1, 2003, to November 30, 2005, were included in analysis. Patients
with keratitis were defined as cases through confocal microscopy, ... Cited by 53 - Related articles - All 5 versions
- ►nih.gov R Hughes, S Kilvington - Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy, 2001 - aac.highwire.org Acanthamoeba is a free-living amoeba causing a potentially blinding infection of
the cornea. Contact lens wearers are most at risk and account for some 95% of
cases. Hydrogen peroxide is used for contact lens disinfection due to its ... Cited by 46 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 9 versions
- ►nih.gov CE Joslin, EY Tu, ME Shoff, GC Booton, PA … - American journal of ophthalmology, 2007 - Elsevier Thirty-nine (73.6%) cases and 113 (65.3%) controls participated; 38 cases had
complete contact lens data. Thirty-five of 38 cases (92.1%) and 47 of 100
controls (47.0%) used soft lenses. Analysis was performed on 30 cases and ... Cited by 47 - Related articles - All 6 versions
K Watt, HA Swarbrick - Eye & Contact Lens, 2005 - journals.lww.com Purpose. Despite growing evidence for clinical efficacy of orthokeratology (OK)
for the temporary reduction of myopic refractive error, there has been an
increasing number of reports of microbial keratitis (MK) in association ... Cited by 44 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 3 versions
