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Design against nature [PDF]

open access: yes, 2003
The process of disinfecting pits technology against nature. This issue is considered through examination of the design and development of a microwave disinfecting system for contact lenses.
Crabbe, A
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Comparative genomic analysis of Acanthamoeba from different sources and horizontal transfer events of antimicrobial resistance genes

open access: yesmSphere
Acanthamoeba species are among the most common free-living amoeba and ubiquitous protozoa, mainly distributed in water and soil, and cause Acanthamoeba keratitis (AK) and severe visual impairment in patients.
Xinyi Ling   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

Contact lens-related visual loss: A case series from Karachi [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
All cases of corneal ulcers, presenting at the Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi between January 2006 and December 2010 were reviewed. Information was obtained regarding socio-demography, the cause of ulcer, prior treatment and visual acuity ...
Ahmad, Khabir   +3 more
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Acanthamoeba keratitis therapy: time to cure and visual outcome analysis for different antiamoebic therapies in 227 cases

open access: yesBritish Journal of Ophthalmology, 2019
Aims To test the hypothesis that Acanthamoeba keratitis (AK) outcomes differ for different topical antiamoebic therapies (AAT) and to provide the detailed patient outcome data. Methods A retrospective cohort study of 227 patients developing AK between 25
V. Papa   +4 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

The possibility of Differentiation Acanthamoeba Strains from the Infected Cornea by EcoR1 Enzyme

open access: yesپزشکی بالینی ابن سینا, 2000
Acanthamoeba keratitis is increasingly being diagnosed among people who wear thrapeutic and cosmetic contact lenses. The chain of events is thought to begin with contamination of the contact lens storage cases with Acanthamoeba from household or mains ...
Siavash Sadeghian
doaj  

Risk factors, management, and outcomes of Acanthamoeba keratitis: A retrospective analysis of 110 cases

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Ophthalmology Case Reports, 2022
Brittni A Scruggs   +4 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

A case of radial keratoneuritis in non-Acanthamoeba keratitis

open access: yesClinical Ophthalmology, 2012
Tetsuya Mutoh, Yukihiro Matsumoto, Makoto ChikudaDepartment of Ophthalmology, Dokkyo Medical University Koshigaya Hospital, Saitama, JapanAbstract: A case of non-Acanthamoeba keratitis with radial keratoneuritis, which is thought to be pathognomonic for ...
Mutoh T, Matsumoto Y, Chikuda M
doaj  

Oxford Nanopore Technology-Based Identification of an Acanthamoeba castellanii Endosymbiosis in Microbial Keratitis

open access: yesMicroorganisms
(1) Background: Microbial keratitis is a serious eye infection that carries a significant risk of vision loss. Acanthamoeba spp. are known to cause keratitis and their bacterial endosymbionts can increase virulence and/or treatment resistance and thus ...
Sebastian Alexander Scharf   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

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