Contact Lens Cultures May Help Identify Corneal Eye Infection Organisms

Tuesday, September 11, 2007

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One method of identifying which organisms are involved in cases of corneal eye infections is to look at the cultures of contact lenses, according to an article in Archives of Ophthalmology (JAMA/Archives), September issue.

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3. Venous beading.
4. Intraretinal microvascular abnormalities.
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