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Topical corticosteroids in Acanthamoeba keratitis: Friend or foe?

European Journal of Ophthalmology, 2020
Background/Aims: To analyse the effect of topical corticosteroids before start of anti-amoebic therapy (AAT) in Acanthamoeba keratitis (AK) on final visual outcome and to identify factors that affect the outcome.
Karlijn A Wouters, J. Verhoekx, J. van Rooij, R. Wubbels, A. V. van Goor   +4 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Arthrographis Keratitis Mimicking Acanthamoeba Keratitis

Cornea, 2004
To describe a case of keratomycosis caused by Arthrographis kalrae, mimicking Acanthamoeba keratitis.Case report.A 23-year-old female contact lens wearer developed dendritic keratitis in her amblyopic eye (OD). Baseline vision was 20/50. Treatment with trifluridine 1% resulted in resolution of the dendrite, but an area of stromal haze developed ...
Sima J. Doshi, Seth A. Biser, Eric D. Donnenfeld, Henry D. Perry, Vishnu Chaturvedi   +4 more
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Rose Bengal-Mediated Photodynamic Antimicrobial Treatment of Acanthamoeba Keratitis

Current Eye Research, 2020
Purpose: To evaluate the in vivo efficacy of rose bengal (RB)-mediated photodynamic antimicrobial therapy (PDAT) for treatment of Acanthamoeba castellanii keratitis (AK).
H. T. Atalay, B. S. Uysal, Fakhriddin Sarzhanov, Selma Usluca, N. Yesilirmak, M. C. Özmen, S. Erganis, A. B. Tefon, F. Doğruman-Al, K. Bilgihan   +9 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Treatment of Acanthamoeba keratitis

Expert Review of Anti-infective Therapy, 2003
The treatment of Acanthamoeba keratitis has now been possible since the first successful therapy developed in the mid 1980s with a combination of propamidine 0.1% (Brolene) and neomycin 1%. However, only half the patients responded to this regimen as the cysts were often resistant to neomycin and relatively insensitive to propamidine.
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Acanthamoeba keratitis cluster: an increase in Acanthamoeba keratitis in Australia

Clinical & Experimental Ophthalmology, 2009
AbstractBackground:  This study was undertaken in response to an increase in the number of patients treated for Acanthamoeba keratitis at a tertiary referral hospital in Brisbane, Australia. Incidence and patient characteristics were investigated over a 4‐year period.Methods:  A retrospective consecutive case series study was performed on patients with
Peter Beckingsale, Peter Beckingsale, Jae Yee Ku, Fiona Chan   +3 more
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Efficacy of Photodynamic Anti‐Microbial Chemotherapy for Acanthamoeba Keratitis In Vivo

Lasers in Surgery and Medicine, 2020
Acanthamoeba keratitis is a sight‐threatening infectious disease that is difficult to treat. The aim of this study was to evaluate TONS504 (cationic chlorin derivative photosensitizer)‐mediated photodynamic antimicrobial chemotherapy (PACT) in vivo as a ...
Yunialthy Dwia Pertiwi, T. Chikama, Kentaro Sueoka, Ji-Ae Ko, Y. Kiuchi, M. Onodera, T. Sakaguchi   +6 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Coexistent Acanthamoeba Keratitis and Herpetic Keratitis

Archives of Ophthalmology, 1997
To describe a series of patients with proved herpes simplex virus keratitis (herpetic keratitis) who also had documented Acanthamoeba keratitis.Herpetic keratitis was documented with viral cultures, immunologic stains, or histopathologic examination for multinucleated giant cells in the corneal epithelium.
Marc Goldberg, Robert Folberg, William D. Mathers, Jonathan W. Ditkoff, John E. Sutphin   +4 more
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Acanthamoeba keratitis associated with fungal keratitis

American Journal of Ophthalmology, 2001
To report fungal infection complicating Acanthamoeba keratitis.Case report. A 45-year-old woman with contact lens-related bilateral Acanthamoeba keratitis developed corneal ulcer, corneal perforation, and mature cataract in the left eye, which was managed by penetrating keratoplasty, lensectomy, and vitrectomy.Histopathologic examination of the ...
Ben J. Glasgow, Ben J. Glasgow, Bartly J. Mondino, Nicholas A. Froumis, Nicholas A. Froumis   +4 more
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Non-Acanthamoeba Amebic Keratitis

Cornea, 1998
To describe the clinical presentation and outcome of two cases with presumed non-Acanthamoeba amebic keratitis.Case reports.Both patients presented with typical symptoms and signs of Acanthamoeba keratitis. The patients' soft contact lenses, lens cases, open solutions, and conjunctival samples were cultured.
Dua, H.S., Azuara-Blanco, A., Hossain, M., Lloyd, J.   +3 more
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Prognostic factors in Acanthamoeba keratitis

Canadian Journal of Ophthalmology, 2012
To assess the prognostic factors influencing visual prognosis and length of treatment after acanthamoeba keratitis (AK).Forty-two AK eyes of 41 patients treated between 1999 and 2006 were included.A diagnosis of AK was made on the basis of culture results with a corresponding clinical presentation.
David S. Rootman, Uri Elbaz, Penny McAllum, Igor Kaiserman, Sathish Srinivasan, Irit Bahar, Allan R. Slomovic   +6 more
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