Contact Lens & Anterior Eye
Volume 33, Issue 1 , Pages 30-32 , February 2010

Corneal thinning associated with recurrent microbial keratitis resulting from 7-day extended wear of low Dk hydrogel contact lenses: A case report

  • Genís Cardona

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author at: Escola Universitària d’Òptica i Optometria de Terrassa, Violinista Vellsolà, 37, 08222 Terrassa, Catalonia, Spain. Tel.: +34 93 739 8774.
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  • Carlos Luís Saona-Santos

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doi: 10.1016/j.clae.2009.10.001

Contact Lens & Anterior Eye
Volume 33, Issue 1 , Pages 30-32 , February 2010

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