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. 2012:2012:484892.
doi: 10.1155/2012/484892. Epub 2012 Dec 6.

Advances in the diagnosis and treatment of acanthamoeba keratitis

Benjamin Clarke  1 , Arti Sinha, Dipak N Parmar, Evripidis Sykakis
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Advances in the diagnosis and treatment of acanthamoeba keratitis

Benjamin Clarke et al. J Ophthalmol. 2012.

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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In vivo corneal confocal microscopy: amoeba cysts seen as round hypereflective lesions.
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