Acanthamoeba keratitis: 10-Year study at a tertiary eye care center in Hong Kong. Issue 2 (April 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Chin, Joyce; Young, Alvin L.; Hui, Mamie; Jhanji, Vishal
• Is Part Of: Contact lens & anterior eye. Volume 38:Issue 2(2015)
• Page Start: 99
• Page End: 103
• Publication Date: 2015-04
• Subjects: Anterior segment (Eye) -- Periodicals; Contact lenses -- Periodicals; Segment antérieur (Œil) -- Périodiques; Lentilles de contact -- Périodiques; 617.752305
• DOI: 10.1016/j.clae.2014.11.146
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1367-0484

Abstract

<abstract abstract-type="author-highlights" id="abs0005"> <title id="sect0005">Highlights</title> <sec> <p id="spar0005"> <list id="lis0005"> <list-item id="lsti0005"> <label></label> <p id="par0005">Contact lens wear remains the most commonly associated risk factor for <italic>Acanthamoeba</italic> keratitis in our study.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="lsti0010"> <label></label> <p id="par0010">Microbiological detection of <italic>Acanthamoeba</italic> can be supplemented by confocal microscopic examination in cases with high suspicion.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="lsti0015"> <label></label> <p id="par0015">Timely diagnosis and treatment of <italic>Acanthamoeba</italic> keratitis can prevent serious ocular morbidity.</p> </list-item> </list> </p> </sec> </abstract>