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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 +4 more
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Molecular basis for resistance of acanthamoeba tubulins to all major classes of antitubulin compounds [PDF]
, 2007 Tubulin is essential to eukaryotic cells and is targeted by several antineoplastics, herbicides, and antimicrobials. We demonstrate that Acanthamoeba spp.
Henriquez, Fiona L. +4 more
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PLoS ONE, 2019 Purpose To evaluate the incidence of Acanthamoeba keratitis in the Netherlands between 2009 and 2015 and to analyse predicting factors for treatment outcome.
Anna C Randag +9 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 +4 more
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Nanozymes for Treating Ocular Diseases
Advanced Healthcare Materials, Volume 14, Issue 8, March 25, 2025.Nanozymes, with their nanoscale size and enzyme‐like activities, can reduce inflammation and oxidative stress associated with various ocular diseases. Recent research explores their integration with soft materials, nanoparticles, and drug delivery systems, promising enhanced therapeutic outcomes.
Ka‐Ying Wong +2 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 +5 more
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Isolation and genotyping of Acanthamoeba strains from corneal infections in Italy [PDF]
, 2010 Acanthamoeba keratitis (AK) is a corneal disease caused by members of a genus of free-living amoebae and is associated predominantly with contact lens (CL) use. This study reports 16 cases of culture-proven AK diagnosed in northern Italy.
Berrilli, F +8 more
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Acta Ophthalmologica, Volume 103, Issue 2, Page e125-e135, March 2025.Abstract Background This study aims to characterize the clinical outcomes after allogeneic simple limbal epithelial transplantation (alloSLET) utilizing tissue from cadaveric donor eyes to address persistent corneal epithelial defects caused by limbal stem cell deficiency.
Jana C. Riedl +6 more
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Isolation of Acanthamoeba Species and Bacterial Symbiont Variability in Puna Salt Plains, Argentina
Environmental Microbiology Reports, Volume 17, Issue 1, February 2025.Acanthamoeba isolated from the extreme environments of the Puna salt plains in Argentina contain unique intracellular microbial communities that are distinct from those found in the surrounding environments. The number of shared taxa amongst intracellular amoebae across all sites was greater than the number of shared taxa between the amoebae and their ...
Ronnie Mooney +5 more
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Two cases of fungal keratitis caused by Metarhizium anisopliae [PDF]
, 2018 We present two cases of keratitis due to Metarhizium anisopliae in geographically separated areas of the United States. The isolates were microscopically similar but morphologically different and were identified by ribosomal DNA sequencing. Both isolates
Burd, Eileen M +5 more
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