- ►bmj.com [PDF] CF Radford, DC Minassian, JKG Dart - British Medical Journal, 2002 - bjo.bmj.com Aim: To determine the incidence, regional variation in frequency, outcome, and
risk factors for acan- thamoeba keratitis (AK) in England and Wales. Methods: AK
cases presenting from 1 October 1997 to 30 September 1999 were identified ... Cited by 120 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 7 versions
- ►nih.gov [PDF] - Free from Publisher CF Radford, OJ Lehmann, JKG Dart - British Journal of Ophthalmology, 1998 - bjo.bmj.com RESULTS 243 patients (259 eyes) with an AK diagnosis were identified, equating
to an annualised incidence of 0.14 per 100 000 individuals. UK resident patients
for each year numbered 50, 71, 73, and 32 respectively. Among patients with ... Cited by 81 - 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
DA Schaumberg, KK Snow, MR Dana - Cornea, 1998 - journals.lww.com Methods: The authors reviewed available literature on Acanthamoeba keratitis
from 1973 to the present, with emphasis on the history of the epidemic and its
association with contact lenses, identification of risk factors, preventive ... Cited by 118 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 3 versions
DS Lam, E Houang, DS Fan, D Lyon, D Seal, … - Eye (London, England), 2002 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov PURPOSE: To establish the incidence, etiology and risk factors for microbial
keratitis (MK) in Hong Kong. METHODS: Two hundred and twenty-three new cases of
presumed MK were recruited over a period of 17 months and comprehensive ... Cited by 79 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 3 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
JK Stehr-Green, TM Bailey, GS Visvesvara - American journal of ophthalmology, 1989 - cat.inist.fr The epidemiology of Acanthamoeba keratitis in the United States. JK STEHR-GREEN,
TM BAILEY, GS VISVESVARA American journal of ophthalmology ... Cited by 262 - Related articles - All 2 versions
DV Seal, CM Kirkness, HGB Bennett, M … - Contact Lens and Anterior Eye, 1999 - Elsevier All patients were included who had presumed microbial keratitis from which
bacteria, fungi or Acanthamoeba was isolated from the corneal scraping by the
hospital laboratory using a standardised protocol. In addition, contact ... Cited by 59 - Related articles - All 3 versions
DV Seal - Eye, 2003 - nature.com A reliable figure for the expected incidence of Acanthamoeba keratitis of one
per 30000 contact lens wearers per year has now been obtained from a combination
of three cohort and three Questionnaire Reporting Surveys; 88% of cases ... Cited by 71 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 4 versions
IGM Duguid, JKG Dart, N Morlet, BDS Allan, M … - Ophthalmology(Rochester, MN), 1997 - cat.inist.fr Objective: This study investigates the clinical outcome of Acanthamoeba
keratitis treated with polyhexamethyl biguanide(PHMB) and propamidine
isethionate(Brolene). Design: A retrospective review of all patients ... Cited by 92 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 5 versions
