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Advances in the diagnosis and treatment of acanthamoeba keratitis
Benjamin Clarke1, Arti Sinha, Dipak N Parmar
1Department of Ophthalmology, Whipps Cross University Hospital, Whipps Cross Road, London E11 1NR, UK.
Journal of Ophthalmology
|January 11, 2013
Abstract:
This paper aims to review the recent literature describing Acanthamoeba keratitis and outline current thoughts on pathogenesis, diagnosis, and treatment as well as currently emerging diagnostic and treatment modalities.
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