| Acanthamoeba Keratitis: Diagnosis and Treatment 2018 Edition Contributor(s): Sun, Xuguang (Author) |
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ISBN: 9811052115 ISBN-13: 9789811052118 Publisher: Springer OUR PRICE: $52.24 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: March 2018 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Medical | Ophthalmology |
| Dewey: 617.7 |
| Physical Information: 0.23" H x 9.19" W x 6.56" (0.80 lbs) 116 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This book provides the concise descriptions of the basic and clinical knowledge about Acanthamoeba keratitis, including characteristics of pathogen, risk factors, clinical manifestations, diagnosis and treatment with abundant figure illustrations and typical cases to ophthalmological practitioners and researchers. Acanthamoeba pathogen is widely distributed in the nature. However, Acanthamoeba keratitis is generally considered as a type of sight-threatening keratitis that is difficult to treat. At early stage Acanthamoeba keratitis usually shows atypical clinical manifestations, that are often misdiagnosed as viral or bacterial keratitis. Moreover, there are not approved topical anti-amoebicdrugs available up to now. We hope ophthalmological practitioners can obtain a co |