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Ultraviolet-A Light and Riboflavin Therapy for Acanthamoeba Keratitis: A Case Report

PURPOSE: To report ultraviolet-A (UV-A) light treatment in a patient with Acanthamoeba keratitis (AK). METHODS: Interventional case report. A standard protocol for ultraviolet corneal therapy, with a power emission of 3 mW/cm(2) and a wavelength of 370 nm, was used. The protocol included an 8-nm ban...

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Autores principales: Garduño-Vieyra, Leopoldo, Gonzalez-Sanchez, Claudia R., Hernandez-Da Mota, Sergio E.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: S. Karger AG 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3177813/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21941509
http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000331707