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Molecular and Phenotypic Characterization of Staphylococcus epidermidis Isolates from Healthy Conjunctiva and a Comparative Analysis with Isolates from Ocular Infection. [PDF]

open access: yesPLoS ONE, 2015
Staphylococcus epidermidis is a common commensal of healthy conjunctiva and it can cause endophthalmitis, however its presence in conjunctivitis, keratitis and blepharitis is unknown. Molecular genotyping of S.
Luis A Flores-Páez   +7 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Clinico-cytological analysis of conjunctiva and ocular surface symptoms of patients on topical anti-glaucoma medications attending Lagos University Teaching Hospital, Lagos, Nigeria: A case–control study

open access: diamondNigerian Postgraduate Medical Journal, 2023
Background: The long-term use of topical anti-glaucoma medications is often associated with ocular surface toxicity that can affect the patient's drug compliance and quality of life.
Olufisayo Temitayo Aribaba   +5 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Management of Ocular Surface Squamous Neoplasia in Association with Fungal Keratitis in a HIV Positive Individual [PDF]

open access: yesJournal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2021
Ocular Surface Squamous Neoplasia (OSSN) co-existent with fungal keratitis in an immunodeficient individual has rarely been talked about in literature.
Prabhakar Singh   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Conjunctival rhinosporidiosis mimicking pyogenic granuloma—A case report

open access: yesTNOA Journal of Ophthalmic Science and Research, 2023
Rhinosporidiosis is a chronic granulomatous infection caused by Rhinosporidium seeberi endemic in India, commonly in Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Pondicherry, Chhattisgarh, etc.
S Sreevibya   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Comparison of Ocular Microbiome in Non-contact Lens and Contact Lens Users [PDF]

open access: yesJournal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2020
Introduction: The resident/normal flora of conjunctiva is linked to infections of the eye in most cases in the wake of ocular surgery, trauma, implants in the eye or contact lens-related infections.
L Raksha   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Prevalence of Streptococcus pneumoniae in conjunctival flora and association with nasopharyngeal carriage among children in a Vietnamese community

open access: yesScientific Reports, 2021
Conjunctival pneumococcal serotypes among members of a community have not been investigated well. We determined the prevalence and association of Streptococcus pneumoniae in the nasopharynx and conjunctiva among children in a community before ...
Yasser Helmy Mohamed   +18 more
doaj   +1 more source

Primary unilateral conjunctival small lymphocytic lymphoma in a child: Case report and literature review

open access: yesOman Journal of Ophthalmology, 2023
Ocular adnexal lymphomas (OALs) are extranodal lymphomas primarilyinvolving the ocular adnexa, which includes the conjunctiva. OALs are considered primary if the involvement of lymphoma is confined to the ocular adnexa alone and secondary if there is ...
Samira Al Jabri   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Comparing the microflora of the conjunctiva and contact lens in therapeutic soft contact lens wearers

open access: yesJournal of Ophthalmology, 2020
Background: More than 125 million (2%) people worldwide wear contact lenses (CL). Rates of CL-associated infections increase with an increase in frequency of wear of CL.
T. A. Veliksar   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Primary squamous cell carcinoma arising from palpebral conjunctiva: A rare presentation

open access: yesIndian Journal of Ophthalmology, 2018
Squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) of the conjunctiva usually arises from the limbal conjunctiva. Rarely, it can arise from the palpebral conjunctiva. We report a case of primary conjunctival SCC of the palpebral conjunctiva which was treated successfully.
H Vijaya Pai, Divya Handa, J Padma Priya
doaj   +1 more source

Pigmented lesions of the conjunctiva: The sheep and the wolf

open access: yesIndian Journal of Ophthalmology, 2023
Background: Pigmented lesions in the conjunctiva can be baffling to both the patients and the treating ophthalmologist because of their varied range of presentation and overlapping clinical features.
Marem C Christy   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

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