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Outcomes of amoebic, fungal, and bacterial keratitis: A retrospective cohort study.

PLoS ONE, 2022
BackgroundAcanthamoeba keratitis is challenging to treat and thought to result in poor outcomes, but very few comparative studies exist to assess whether ulcers caused by Acanthamoeba are worse than those caused by bacteria or fungus.MethodsIn a ...
Caitlin A Moe, Prajna Lalitha, N Venkatesh Prajna, Jeena Mascarenhas, Muthiah Srinivasan, Manoranhan Das, Arun Panigrahi, Revathi Rajaraman, Gerami D Seitzman, Catherine E Oldenburg, Thomas M Lietman, Jeremy D Keenan   +11 more
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Acanthamoeba Keratitis [PDF]

Cornea, 1987
Ophthalmology 94 (1987) 1654-1661.
James D. Auran, Michael B. Starr, Frederick A. Jakobiec   +2 more
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<i>Acanthamoeba</i> keratitis beyond "wear" and "tear:" There is more than what meets the eye!

Trop Parasitol
Khurana S, Kanaujia R, Sharma M, Sharma C, Gupta A.   +4 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Acanthamoeba epitheliopathy: Importance of early diagnosis

American Journal of Ophthalmology Case Reports, 2022
Purpose: To describe two cases of Acanthamoeba keratitis diagnosed and treated at the epithelial stage of disease and to underscore the importance of early diagnosis on prognosis.
Gavin Li, Nakul Shekhawat
doaj   +1 more source

Interpretable deep learning for diagnosis of fungal and acanthamoeba keratitis using in vivo confocal microscopy images

Scientific Reports, 2023
Infectious keratitis refers to a group of corneal disorders in which corneal tissues suffer inflammation and damage caused by pathogenic infections. Among these disorders, fungal keratitis (FK) and acanthamoeba keratitis (AK) are particularly severe and ...
Mahmoud Essalat, M. Abolhosseini, Thanh Huy Le, Seyed-Mohamadmehdi Moshtaghion, M. Kanavi   +4 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Clinical presentation, genotypic diversity, and intracellular bacteria in <i>Acanthamoeba</i> keratitis patients treated at a referral eye hospital in Sydney, Australia. [PDF]

IJID Reg
Rayamajhee B, Willcox M, Henriquez FL, Shrestha GS, Yadav UN, Fazal A, Hong SC, Chorny A, Asrat Y, Petsoglou C, Carnt N.   +10 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Diagnosis of Acanthamoeba Keratitis: Past, Present and Future

Diagnostics, 2023
Acanthamoeba keratitis (AK) is a painful and sight-threatening parasitic corneal infection. In recent years, the incidence of AK has increased. Timely and accurate diagnosis is crucial during the management of AK, as delayed diagnosis often results in ...
Matthew Azzopardi, Yu Jeat Chong, B. Ng, A. Recchioni, A. Logeswaran, Darren S. J. Ting   +5 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Acanthamoeba Keratitis Management and Prognostic Factors: A Systematic Review. [PDF]

J Clin Med
Marques-Couto P, Monteiro M, Ferreira AM, Pinheiro-Costa J, Vilares-Morgado R.   +4 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Case series: Delayed diagnoses of Acanthamoeba keratitis

American Journal of Ophthalmology Case Reports, 2020
Purpose: To describe two cases of Acanthamoeba keratitis in contact lens wearers misdiagnosed as Herpes simplex keratitis. Observations: Case 1 is a 54-year-old male that was misdiagnosed with Herpes simplex keratitis who developed advanced Acanthamoeba ...
Moon Jeong Lee, Divya Srikumaran, Sidra Zafar, Mahsa Salehi, Tiffany S. Liu, Fasika A. Woreta   +5 more
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Diagnostic Considerations for Non-Acanthamoeba Amoebic Keratitis and Clinical Outcomes

Pathogens, 2022
Cases of amoebic keratitis involving species other than Acanthamoeba are hypothesised to be underdiagnosed and poorly understood. Amoebic keratitis is debilitating and associated with chronic visual impairment.
Siobhan Moran, Ronnie Mooney, Fiona L. Henriquez   +2 more
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