Open AccessAdvances in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Acanthamoeba Keratitis
Author(s) -
Benjamin Clarke,
Arti Sinha,
Dipak N. Parmar,
Evripidis Sykakis
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
journal of ophthalmology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.818
H-Index - 40
eISSN - 2090-0058
pISSN - 2090-004X
DOI - 10.1155/2012/484892
Subject(s) - acanthamoeba keratitis , medicine , acanthamoeba , treatment modality , modalities , intensive care medicine , keratitis , therapeutic modalities , dermatology , microbiology and biotechnology , surgery , social science , sociology , biology
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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