Microbial keratitis: a community eye health approach

Microbial keratitis is an infection of the cornea. Corneal opacities, which are frequently due to microbial keratitis, remain among the top five causes of blindness worldwide. Microbial keratitis disproportionately affects low- and middle-income countries. Studies indicate that the incidence of micr...

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Main Authors:	Kieran S O’Brien, Thomas M Lietman, Jeremy D Keenan, John P Whitcher
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	International Centre for Eye Health (ICEH), London 2015-06-01
Series:	Community Eye Health Journal
Subjects:	Primary health care Community Corneal ulcer Eye infections Keratitis
Online Access:	http://www.cehjournal.org/article/microbial-keratitis-a-community-eye-health-approach-article/

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spelling	doaj-f81ea2e766404ed6a32ffd17e9bcefe02020-11-25T01:18:00ZengInternational Centre for Eye Health (ICEH), LondonCommunity Eye Health Journal0953-68331993-72882015-06-0128890102Microbial keratitis: a community eye health approachKieran S O’Brien 0Thomas M Lietman 1Jeremy D Keenan2John P Whitcher 3Research Coordinator, Francis I Proctor Foundation and Department of Ophthalmology, University of California, San Francisco, USA.Director and Professor Associate ProfessorProfessor EmeritusMicrobial keratitis is an infection of the cornea. Corneal opacities, which are frequently due to microbial keratitis, remain among the top five causes of blindness worldwide. Microbial keratitis disproportionately affects low- and middle-income countries. Studies indicate that the incidence of microbial keratitis may be up to 10 times higher in countries like Nepal and India compared to the United States.http://www.cehjournal.org/article/microbial-keratitis-a-community-eye-health-approach-article/Primary health careCommunityCorneal ulcerEye infectionsKeratitis
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title	Microbial keratitis: a community eye health approach
title_short	Microbial keratitis: a community eye health approach
title_full	Microbial keratitis: a community eye health approach
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publisher	International Centre for Eye Health (ICEH), London
series	Community Eye Health Journal
issn	0953-6833 1993-7288
publishDate	2015-06-01
description	Microbial keratitis is an infection of the cornea. Corneal opacities, which are frequently due to microbial keratitis, remain among the top five causes of blindness worldwide. Microbial keratitis disproportionately affects low- and middle-income countries. Studies indicate that the incidence of microbial keratitis may be up to 10 times higher in countries like Nepal and India compared to the United States.
topic	Primary health care Community Corneal ulcer Eye infections Keratitis
url	http://www.cehjournal.org/article/microbial-keratitis-a-community-eye-health-approach-article/
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Microbial keratitis: a community eye health approach

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