Health and Medicine in the News

Headline:

Travelers: Pack antibiotic eyedrops doctor advises

Newspaper Article Synopsis:

Contact lense wearers who travel to remote parts of the world should be educated about cornea infections. Carrying antibiotic eye drops could save the sight of people who develop cornea infections.

Newspaper Article Source:

News Services. Travelers: Pack antibiotic eyedrops doctor advises. Star Tribune, 1998 June 3: E3(col. 5).

Journal Article Citation:

Donzis P.B. Corneal ulcers from contact lenses during travel to remote areas. New England Journal of Medicine 1998 May 28.

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