American Journal of Ophthalmology
Volume 143, Issue 4 , Pages 629-634 , April 2007

Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Infectious Keratitis Following Refractive Surgery

  • Renée Solomon

      Affiliations

    • Ophthalmic Consultants of Long Island, Rockville Centre, New York
    • ,
  • Eric D. Donnenfeld

      Affiliations

    • Ophthalmic Consultants of Long Island, Rockville Centre, New York
    • Department of Ophthalmology, Manhattan Eye, Ear and Throat Hospital, New York, New York
    • Corresponding Author InformationInquiries to Eric D. Donnenfeld, Ophthalmic Consultants of Long Island, Ryan Medical Arts Building, Suite 402, 2000 North Village Avenue, Rockville Centre, New York 11570
    • ,
  • Henry D. Perry

      Affiliations

    • Ophthalmic Consultants of Long Island, Rockville Centre, New York
    • ,
  • Roy S. Rubinfeld

      Affiliations

    • Washington Eye Physicians and Surgeons, Chevy Chase, Maryland; and Georgetown University Medical Center, and the Washington Hospital Center, Washington, DC
    • ,
  • Michael Ehrenhaus

      Affiliations

    • Saint Vincent Catholic Medical Center of Brooklyn and Queens, St Joseph’s Hospital, Flushing, New York
    • ,
  • John R. Wittpenn Jr

      Affiliations

    • Ophthalmic Consultants of Long Island, Rockville Centre, New York
    • Department of Ophthalmology, State University of New York at Stony Brook, Stony Brook, New York
    • ,
  • Kerry D. Solomon

      Affiliations

    • Storm Eye Institute, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina
    • ,
  • Edward E. Manche

      Affiliations

    • Department of Ophthalmology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California
    • ,
  • Majid Moshirfar

      Affiliations

    • Moran Eye Center, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah
    • ,
  • Dennis C. Matzkin

      Affiliations

    • EyeSight Laser Center, Atlanta, Georgia
    • ,
  • Reza M. Mozayeni

      Affiliations

    • Providence Eye and Laser Specialists, Charlotte, North Carolina
    • ,
  • Robert K. Maloney

      Affiliations

    • Maloney Vision Institute, Los Angeles, California.

,Accepted 17 December 2006.

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PII: S0002-9394(06)01434-6

doi: 10.1016/j.ajo.2006.12.029

American Journal of Ophthalmology
Volume 143, Issue 4 , Pages 629-634 , April 2007

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