Open AccessAn Epidemic of Presumed Acanthamoeba Keratitis That Followed Regional Flooding
Author(s) -
Patricia A. Meier
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
archives of ophthalmology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1538-3601
pISSN - 0003-9950
DOI - 10.1001/archopht.116.8.1090
Subject(s) - acanthamoeba keratitis , medicine , incidence (geometry) , acanthamoeba , contact lens , population , epidemiology , odds ratio , keratitis , surgery , ophthalmology , environmental health , biology , physics , microbiology and biotechnology , optics
To investigate an outbreak of presumed Acanthamoeba keratitis (AK), to identify risk factors associated with its development, and to characterize the changing epidemiology of AK.