Amoebic infection of the eye.

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Published in Lancet on December 28, 1974

Authors

J Naginton, P G Watson, T J Playfair, J McGill, B R Jones, A D Steele

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Retrospective Study of Acanthamoebic Keratitis During the Past 10 Years | NCT02763605

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