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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, Man‐Sau Wong, Juewen Liu   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Diagnostic considerations for non-acanthamoeba amoebic keratitis and clinical outcomes [PDF]

, 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.
Henriquez, Fiona L., Moran, Siobhan, Mooney, Ronnie   +2 more
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Review of epidemiological features, microbiological diagnosis and treatment outcome of microbial keratitis: Experience of over a decade

Indian Journal of Ophthalmology, 2009
Purpose : To review the epidemiological characteristics, microbiological profile, and treatment outcome of patients with suspected microbial keratitis.
Gopinathan Usha, Sharma Savitri, Garg Prashant, Rao Gullapalli   +3 more
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Аcanthamoeba keratitis and outcomes of the treatment (clinical cases)

Oftalʹmologiâ, 2016
Acanthamoeba keratitis (AK) — corneal inflammation caused by protozoa — Acanthamoeba. The disease is related mainly with wearing of contact lens, pathogen — Acanthamoeba penetrates under the contact lenses.
M. M. Bikbov, V. K. Surkova, E. L. Usubov, N. A. Nikitin   +3 more
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Comparative genomic analysis of Acanthamoeba from different sources and horizontal transfer events of antimicrobial resistance genes

mSphere
Acanthamoeba species are among the most common free-living amoeba and ubiquitous protozoa, mainly distributed in water and soil, and cause Acanthamoeba keratitis (AK) and severe visual impairment in patients.
Xinyi Ling, Xiaobin Gu, Yue Shen, Chunyan Fu, Yumei Zhou, Yiling Yin, Yanqiu Gao, Yiwei Zhu, Yongliang Lou, Meiqin Zheng   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

Drug-resistant severe Acanthamoeba keratitis caused by rare T5 Acanthamoeba genotype

, 2010
To describe a case of severe and drug-resistant Acanthamoeba keratitis in a contact lens wearer caused by atypical T5 Acanthamoeba genotype (Acanthamoeba lenticulata). Report of a case, Acanthamoeba DNA amplification and sequencing. A 61-year-old patient
Ledee, Dolena R, Oechsler, Rafael A, Miller, Darlene, Iovieno, Alfonso, Alfonso, Eduardo C   +4 more
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Risk factors and clinical signs of severe Acanthamoeba keratitis

, 2018
Machiko Shimmura-Tomita, Hiroko Takano, Nozomi Kinoshita, Fumihiko Toyoda, Yoshiaki Tanaka, Rina Takagi, Mina Kobayashi, Akihiro Kakehashi Department of Ophthalmology, Saitama Medical Center, Jichi Medical University, Saitama, Japan Purpose: To ...
Tanaka Y, Kakehashi A, Shimmura-Tomita M, Takagi R, Takano H, Kinoshita N, Kobayashi M, Toyoda F   +7 more
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Comparison of significant clinical signs in acanthamoeba keratitis and non-acanthamoeba keratitis.

RCP: Retro Corneal Plaques; EP: Endothelial Plaques; RKN: Radial Keratoneuritis; PN: Perineuritis; Non-AK: Non-Acanthamoeba Keratitis; AK: Acanthamoeba Keratitis.
Naif Mamdouh Alali (18144002), José Manuel Vargas (18143984), Faris Hashem (18144005), Eman D. Albalawi (18143990), Shaker Osaywid Alreshidi (18143981), Ahmed Yousef Alothman (18143987), Abdulmohsen Almulhim (18143993), Saad Hamdan Alenezi (18143996), Hani Basher ALBalawi (18143999), Mohanna Aljindan (18144008), Khabir Ahmad (26747)   +10 more
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Acanthamoeba keratitis and contact lens wear

, 2007
Acanthamoeba keratitis is a rare but serious complication of contact lens wear that may cause severe visual loss. The clinical picture is usually characterised by severe pain, sometimes disproportionate to the signs, with an early superficial keratitis ...
Lindsay, RG, Watters, G, Johnson, R, Ormonde, Susan, Snibson, GR   +4 more
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Effect of ethanol pretreatment in Acanthamoeba keratitis: a long-term follow-up study

, 2018
I-Huang Lin,1 Sung-Huei Tseng,1 Fu-Chin Huang,1 Yi-Hsun Huang1,2 1Department of Ophthalmology, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan, Republic of China; 2Institute of Clinical ...
Tseng SH, Huang FC, Huang YH, Lin IH
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