A case of non-Acanthamoeba keratitis with radial keratoneuritis.
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A case of radial keratoneuritis in non-Acanthamoeba keratitis
A case of non-Acanthamoeba keratitis with radial keratoneuritis, which is thought to be pathognomonic for Acanthamoeba keratitis, is reported. A healthy 32-year-old woman with a history of frequent replacement of her contact lenses due to wear was examined at Dokkyo Medical University Koshigaya Hospital (Saitama, Japan) and found to have a slight corneal opacity that was accompanied by radial k...
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عنوان ژورنال:
- International journal of ophthalmology
دوره 10 8 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2017