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Prognosis for Keratoplasty in Acanthamoeba Keratitis

Ophthalmology, 1993
Penetrating keratoplasty (PK) was undertaken between 1985-1991 at Moorfields Eye Hospital in 13 eyes (19 PKs) of 11 patients who developed Acanthamoeba keratitis. Infection was ultimately controlled in all cases. Retrospective analysis was undertaken to establish risk factors for PK.
Linda A. Ficker, Colin M Kirkness, Peter Wright   +2 more
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Treatment of Acanthamoeba keratitis with chlorhexidine

Ophthalmology, 1999
To evaluate the efficacy of chlorhexidine solution in the treatment of patients with Acanthamoeba keratitis.Prospective nonrandomized study.Five patients infected with culture-proven Acanthamoeba keratitis.Chlorhexidine solution was used hourly on six eyes and gradually reduced to four times a day after 1 month.
Panida Kosrirukvongs, Govinda S. Visvesvara, Darawan Wanachiwanawin   +2 more
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Acanthamoeba Keratitis

Ophthalmology, 1993
The treatment of Acanthamoeba keratitis has been increasingly successful as diagnoses are made earlier. The authors investigated features of the disease and prognosis in a consecutive series of 15 patients who were treated within 1 month of initial symptoms.A database of patients with Acanthamoeba infection presenting between March 1984 and March 1992 ...
Melville M. Matheson, Peter Wright, Linda A. Ficker, John K G Dart, Annette S Bacon   +4 more
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The pathogenesis of keratitis

Microbes and Infection, 1999
Free-living amoebae of the genus Acanthamoeba produce a progressive, blinding infection of the corneal surface. The pathogenesis of Acanthamoeba keratitis involves parasite-mediated cytolysis and phagocytosis of corneal epithelial cells and induction of programmed cell death. Acanthamoeba spp.
James P. McCulley, Henry Leher, Hassan Alizadeh, Jerry Y. Niederkorn   +3 more
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Acanthamoeba Keratitis

New England Journal of Medicine, 2019
Lanxing, Fu, Ahmed, Gomaa
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Infectious keratitis: A review

Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology, 2022
Maria Cabrera-aguas, Pauline Khoo, Stephanie L Watson   +2 more
exaly  

Distribution, Prevalence, and Causative Agents of Fungal Keratitis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis (1990 to 2020)

Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, 2021
Kazem Ahmadikia, Sanaz Aghaei Gharehbolagh, Muhammad Ibrahim Getso   +2 more
exaly  

Acanthamoeba Keratitis

International Ophthalmology Clinics, 1991
openaire   +2 more sources

NLRP3 Inflammasome-Mediated Pyroptosis Pathway Contributes to the Pathogenesis of Candida albicans Keratitis

Frontiers in Medicine, 2022
Chunyang Liao, Xiaoyong Yuan
exaly  

Epidemiology and Clinical Management of Fusarium keratitis in the Netherlands, 2005–2016

Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, 2020
Claudy Oliveira Dos Santos, Paul E Verweij   +1 more
exaly