Contact lens‐related corneal ulcers requiring hospitalization: A 7‐year retrospective study in Belgium
Abstract. Purpose: To evaluate the clinical and epidemiological aspects of contact lens‐related infectious corneal ulcers requiring hospitalization. Methods: A retrospective analysis was performed on the files of patients hospitalized for contact lens‐induced corneal ulcer in the eight Belgian university hospitals over a 7‐year period (January 1997 to December 2003). Diagnoses for all hospitalized patients are obligatorily registered using the ICD‐9 code. Results: A total of 107 patients with contact lens‐related corneal ulcers were documented: the number increased from five in 1997 to 22 in 2... Mehr ...
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Dokumenttyp: | Artikel |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 2006 |
Reihe/Periodikum: | Acta Ophthalmologica Scandinavica ; volume 84, issue 4, page 522-526 ; ISSN 1395-3907 1600-0420 |
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Wiley
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Sprache: | Englisch |
Permalink: | https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-27385525 |
Datenquelle: | BASE; Originalkatalog |
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Link(s) : | http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1600-0420.2006.00681.x |