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Polyhexanide, Povidone‐Iodine, and Hypochlorous Acid Show High In Vitro Antimicrobial Efficacy Against Pathogens Commonly Associated With Equine Infectious Keratitis

Veterinary Ophthalmology, Volume 29, Issue 1, January 2026.
ABSTRACT Objective To determine the in vitro antimicrobial activity of specific antiseptics against common equine ocular surface pathogens. Methods Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) (n = 12), Streptococcus equi subspecies zooepidemicus (S. zooepidemicus) (n = 9), Enterobacter hormaechei (E. hormaechei) (n = 6), and Bacillus cereus (B.
Leonie Maria Stolle, Hilke Oltmanns, Jessica Meißner, Frederik Heun, Ann‐Kathrin Schieder, Hinrich Tönjes Wolff, Bernhard Ohnesorge, Claudia Busse   +7 more
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Keratoscleritis and Choroidal Exudative Detachment in the Setting of Ocular Pyoderma Gangrenosum

Case Reports in Ophthalmological Medicine, Volume 2026, Issue 1, 2026.
Purpose The purpose of this study is to report a rare case of ocular pyoderma gangrenosum (PG) presenting as keratoscleritis with choroidal effusion following cataract surgery and to highlight its clinical recognition and management. Methods A 79‐year‐old man developed a corneal ulcer 2 days after uncomplicated phacoemulsification with intraocular lens
Jeffrey Bodeen, Lulwa El Zein, Justin J. Yamanuha, Wassef Chanbour, Cristiano Giusti   +4 more
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Acanthamoeba Keratitis and Acanthamoeba Conjunctivitis: A Case Report

Iranian Journal of Parasitology, 2020
Acanthamoeba species are vision-threatening agents by causing cornea infections known as Acanthamoeba keratitis. A 5 year-old kid with the complaints of erythema, eyelid edema, inflammation, limitation of eye movements in the right eye, and having no ...
Oktay ALVER, Mehmet BAYKARA, Merve YÜRÜK, Nazmiye ÜLKÜ TÜZEMEN   +3 more
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Acanthamoeba Keratitis, Pathology, Diagnosis and Treatment

Pathogens, 2021
Acanthamoeba keratitis is an unusual corneal infection that is recently increasing in frequency and is often contracted by contact lens wearers, someone who experienced recent eye trauma, or someone exposed to contaminated waters. Acanthamoeba survive in
Nicholas Fanselow, Nadia Sirajuddin, Xiao-Tang Yin, Andrew J. W. Huang, Patrick M. Stuart   +4 more
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The Microbial Trojan Horse and Antimicrobial Resistance: Acanthamoeba as an Environmental Reservoir for Multidrug Resistant Bacteria

Environmental Microbiology, Volume 27, Issue 11, November 2025.
Bacteria associated with Acanthamoeba exhibit greater antibiotic resistance than those from sediment and, on average, show a higher likelihood of multi‐antibiotic tolerance, reflected in significantly elevated multiple‐antibiotic resistance (MAR) index values.
Ronnie Mooney, Erin Corbett, Elisa Giammarini, Kiri Rodgers, Carla Donet, Ernest Mui, Arhama T. A. Ansari, Ayush Ransingh, Pradnya S. Vernekar, Harleen K. Walia, Jyoti Sharma, John Connolly, Andrew Hursthouse, Suparna Mukherji, Soumyo Mukherji, Fiona L. Henriquez   +15 more
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High fluence PACK-CXL as adjuvant treatment for advanced Acanthamoeba keratitis

American Journal of Ophthalmology Case Reports, 2019
Purpose: To describe the outcome of adjuvant high fluence photoactivated chromophore for infectious keratitis cross-linking (PACK-CXL) used to treat an advanced form of refractory Acanthamoeba keratitis (AK) diagnosed several months after initial ...
Mehrdad Nateghi Pettersson, Neil Lagali, Jes Mortensen, Victor Jofré, Per Fagerholm   +4 more
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Acute Purulent Keratitis of Mixed Etiology Developed during Contact Lens Wearing. Clinical Case

Oftalʹmologiâ, 2023
The article presents a description of a clinical case of advanced purulent keratitis of mixed etiology (Pseudomonas aeruginosa + acanthamoeba),  developed as a result of a mode violation of soft contact lens wearing.
Evg. A. Kasparova, N. R. Marchenko, M. N. Narbut, Z. V. Surnina, D. A. Krivolapova   +4 more
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Porcine Corneal Tissue and Xenozoonotic Risks: A Review of the Current Evidence

Xenotransplantation, Volume 32, Issue 6, November/December 2025.
ABSTRACT Corneal opacities affect millions worldwide, with corneal transplantation as the primary treatment. However, donor shortages remain a challenge, leaving thousands waiting for transplants. Xenotransplantation using porcine corneas has emerged as a promising alternative due to anatomical and physiological similarities with human corneas ...
Rodrigo Moreira, Heloisa Nascimento, Thaís Maria da Mata Martins, Gabriel Barbieri, Pedro Pires, Lucimeire N. Carvalho, Larissa R. Rosa, Augusto Almeida, Carmen Luz Pessuti, Henrique Ferrer, José Álvaro Pereira Gomes, Ernesto Goulart, Silvano Raia, Rubens Belfort Jr   +13 more
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Acanthamoeba and Stenotrophomonas maltophilia keratitis with fungal keratitis in the contralateral eye

Clinical Ophthalmology, 2010
Thomas F Mauger, Rebecca Ann Kuennen, Reynell Harder Smith, William SawyerDepartment of Ophthalmology, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USAPurpose: The purpose of this study is to describe the diagnosis, course, and outcome of a case of ...
Thomas F Mauger, Rebecca Ann Kuennen, Reynell Harder Smith, et al   +3 more
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Therapeutic penetrating keratoplasty for microbial keratitis in Taiwan from 2001 to 2014

Journal of the Formosan Medical Association, 2020
Purpose: To study the surgical outcome of therapeutic penetrating keratoplasty (TPK) for medically uncontrolled microbial keratitis at a tertiary hospital in Taiwan over a 14-year period. Methods: This is a retrospective case series study.
Teck Boon Tew, Hsiao-Sang Chu, Yu-Chih Hou, Wei-Li Chen, I-Jong Wang, Fung-Rong Hu   +5 more
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