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. 1993 Feb;77(2):128. doi: 10.1136/bjo.77.2.128

Acanthamoeba and contact lens disinfection: should chlorine be discontinued?

David V Seal ¹, John Hay ¹, Penny Devonshire ¹, Colin M Kirkness ²

PMCID: PMC504449 PMID: 8435417

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