Counselling for people with sight loss in the UK: The need for provision and the need for evidence [PDF]
, 2010 For adults of any age the diagnosis of a visual impairment can be traumatic, and timely referral to informal peer support and/or professional counselling may be both beneficial and appropriate.
Gosney, M.A., Nyman, S.R., Victor, C.R.
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Time-Kill Kinetics and In Vitro Antifungal Susceptibility of Non-fumigatus Aspergillus Species Isolated from Patients with Ocular Mycoses [PDF]
, 2015 Aspergillus species can cause ocular morbidity and blindness, and thus, appropriate antifungal therapy is needed. We investigated the in vitro activity of itraconazole, voriconazole, posaconazole, caspofungin, anidulafungin, and amphotericin B against 14
Gökbolat, E. (Egemen) +5 more
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Endophthalmitis outbreak caused by Fusarium oxysporum after cataract surgery
American Journal of Ophthalmology Case Reports, 2022 Purpose: To evaluate an outbreak of endophthalmitis caused by Fusarium oxysporum after cataract surgery. Methods: In the present study, we conducted a retrospective review of the medical records of cases of endophthalmitis that developed after cataract ...
Rei Arasaki +11 more
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Late-onset Candida keratitis after Descemet stripping automated endothelial keratoplasty : clinical and confocal microscopic report [PDF]
, 2011 Purpose. To report clinical and confocal microscopy features of late-onset Candida albicans keratitis after Descemet stripping automated keratoplasty (DSAEK). Methods.
Arance-Gil, Ángeles +5 more
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Candida albicans endophthalmitis following penetrating corneal graft: case report [PDF]
, 2004 The authors report a case of a patient submitted to penetrating corneal graft for keratoconus with an exaggerated inflammatory response during the postoperative period. The patient was suspected of having an atypical rejection to the donor button.
Godoy, Glaucio De +3 more
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Indian Journal of Ophthalmology, 2020 Purpose: The purpose of this study is to evaluate the clinical profile, visual, anatomical and survival outcome of patients with endogenous endophthalmitis.
Gopal S Pillai +5 more
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Cladosporium keratitis – a case report and literature review [PDF]
, 2015 BACKGROUND: Fungal keratitis is one of the major causes of infectious keratitis in tropical countries. Symptoms of fungal keratitis consist of blurred vision, redness, tearing, photophobia, pain and foreign body sensation.
Chien-Neng Kuo +3 more
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Yet another case of ocular sarcoidosis
American Journal of Ophthalmology Case Reports, 2020 Purpose: To report a case of bilateral pan-uveitis resembling fungal and viral endophthalmitis in a patient who was ultimately diagnosed with sarcoidosis.
Doan Luong Hien +11 more
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Evaluation of the vitreous microbial contamination rate in office-based three-port microincision vitrectomy surgery using Retrector technology [PDF]
, 2014 Background: To perform a microbiological contamination analysis of the vitreous during office-based micro-incision vitrectomy surgery (MIVS) assessing whether the bacteria detected correlated with patient's ocular conjunctival flora.
Qian, Cynthia X +2 more
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Proteomic profiling reveals immunomodulatory role of IL-33 in ocular bacterial and fungal infections
Infection and ImmunityBacterial and fungal pathogens are major causes of infectious endophthalmitis following eye surgery or trauma, often leading to vision impairment or blindness.
Zeeshan Ahmad +5 more
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