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Are cataract and iris atrophy toxic complications of medical treatment of acanthamoeba keratitis?

Content Provider	Scilit
Author	Ehlers, Niels Hjortdal, Jesper
Copyright Year	2004
Description	Journal: Acta ophthalmologica Scandinavica Two cases of acanthamoeba keratitis with almost identical clinical courses developed mature cataract and iris atrophy after prolonged treatment with chlorhexidine 0.02% and propamidine isethionate 0.1%. It is suggested that these complications were caused by the chemicals, rather than resulting from the amoebae-induced inflammation. Penetrating keratoplasty was performed in both cases when perforation from peripheral ulceration was threatening. The immediate results were good. From these two cases it seems possible that there is a maximum level of intensity of the medical treatment and also that surgery should be considered at an earlier stage, before intraocular complications develop.
Related Links	http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1600-0420.2004.00237.x/pdf
Ending Page	231
Page Count	4
Starting Page	228
ISSN	13953907
e-ISSN	16000420
DOI	10.1111/j.1600-0420.2004.00237.x
Journal	Acta ophthalmologica Scandinavica
Issue Number	2
Volume Number	82
Language	English
Publisher	Wiley-Blackwell
Publisher Date	2004-03-23
Access Restriction	Open
Subject Keyword	Journal: Acta ophthalmologica Scandinavica Polyhexamethylene Biguanide
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Ophthalmology

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