Village-Integrated Eye Worker trial (VIEW): rationale and design of a cluster-randomised trial to prevent corneal ulcers in resource-limited settings. [PDF]
, 2018 IntroductionCorneal opacity is a leading cause of blindness worldwide. In resource-limited settings, untreated traumatic corneal abrasions may result in infection and ultimately, opacity.
Byanju, Raghunandan +12 more
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Recent advances in diagnosis and management of Mycotic Keratitis
Indian Journal of Ophthalmology, 2016 Mycotic keratitis is a major cause of corneal blindness, especially in tropical and subtropical countries. The prognosis is markedly worse compared to bacterial keratitis.
Prafulla K Maharana +5 more
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Colletotrichum species with curved conidia from herbaceous hosts [PDF]
, 2009 Colletotrichum (Glomerellaceae, Sordariomycetes) species with dark setae and curved conidia are known as anthracnose pathogens of a number of economically important hosts and are often identified as C. dematium.
Cannon, P.F. +3 more
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Fungal Keratitis, or Misled by a Small Insect?
Turkish Journal of Ophthalmology, 2020 The pine processionary caterpillar is an insect that has multiple small, thin hairs around its body as a defense mechanism. These hairs have a hazardous effect on ocular structures and cause a broad range of reactions from conjunctivitis to endophthalmitis, referred to as ophthalmia nodosa. The diagnosis of the disease is based on the patient's history
Betül Nurefşan Bayraktutar +2 more
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The Interconnected World of Dermatology and Ophthalmology
JEADV Clinical Practice, Volume 4, Issue 2, Page 389-399, June 2025.Medical science, is an integrated field that shares intricate relationship between various organ systems. Similarly, dermatology is inter‐related with various other specialties including ophthalmology. This article depicts the correlation of ophthalmology and dermatology iterating on the genetic diseases, autoimmune diseases, systemic disorders ...
Gyanesh Rathore +4 more
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The development of drugs against Acanthamoeba infections [PDF]
, 2016 For the past several decades, there has been little improvement in the morbidity and mortality associated with Acanthamoeba keratitis and Acanthamoeba encephalitis, respectively.
Aqeel, Yousuf +2 more
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Prognostic factors for corneal graft recovery after severe corneal graft rejection following penetrating keratoplasty [PDF]
, 2013 BACKGROUND: To investigate the outcome and prognostic factors for corneal graft recovery after severe corneal graft rejection following penetrating keratoplasty (PKP) treated with topical and systemic steroids.
Jun Shimazaki +3 more
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Aspergillus fumigatus-Related Species in Clinical Practice. [PDF]
, 2016 Aspergillus fumigatus is the main etiologic agent of invasive aspergillosis (IA). Other Aspergillus species belonging to the section Fumigati (A. fumigatus complex) may occasionally be the cause of IA.
Lamoth, F.
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Biomaterials-enabled cornea regeneration in patients at high risk for rejection of donor tissue transplantation [PDF]
, 2018 The severe worldwide shortage of donor organs, and severe pathologies placing patients at high risk for rejecting conventional cornea transplantation, have left many corneal blind patients untreated.
Alarcon, Emilio I. +13 more
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Taiwan Journal of Ophthalmology, 2019 Acanthamoeba species can cause a keratitis misdiagnosed as herpes keratitis or fungal keratitis. We report an unusual dendrite-like anterior stromal keratitis coinfected with Acanthamoeba and Pseudomonas aeruginosa in an orthokeratology contact lens ...
Chih-Chien Hsu
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