Acanthamoeba keratitis

D. Seal; T.K. Beattie; A. Tomlinson; D. Fan; E. Wong

Acanthamoeba keratitis

D. Seal, T.K. Beattie, A. Tomlinson, D. Fan, E. Wong

Civil And Environmental Engineering

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Abstract

We read with interest the report by Radford et al on the incidence of acanthamoeba keratitis and the suggested relation with hardness of water.1 However, we disagree with their findings and believe their study is flawed for two reasons. This paper discusses the flaws.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	516-517
Number of pages	1
Journal	British Journal of Ophthalmology
Volume	87
Issue number	4
Publication status	Published - Apr 2003

Keywords

acanthamoeba keratitis
water hardness
contact lenses

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Acanthamoeba keratitis

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