Microbial keratitis-induced endophthalmitis: incidence, symptoms, therapy, visual prognosis and outcomes [PDF]
, 2018 Background: To evaluate symptoms, therapies and outcomes in rare microbial keratitis-induced endophthalmitis. Methods: Retrospective study with 11 patients treated between 2009 and 2014.
Feucht, Nikolaus +6 more
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Ultraviolet C (UV‐C) Light Therapy for Equine Ulcerative Keratomycosis—An In Vitro Study
Veterinary Ophthalmology, Volume 29, Issue 1, January 2026.ABSTRACT Objectives To assess if an affordable, commercially available 275 nm ultraviolet C (UV‐C) device can inhibit fungal pathogens associated with equine keratomycosis and to establish the optimal exposure time/dose required in vitro. Methods Fungal inhibition zone surface areas of isolates from two fungal genera (Aspergillus and Fusarium spp ...
Mona Hoerdemann +3 more
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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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Veterinary Ophthalmology, Volume 29, Issue 1, January 2026.ABSTRACT Purpose To determine normal ophthalmic test values and to describe the ocular morphology of ring‐necked parakeets (Psittacula krameri). Materials and Methods 33 captive birds were examined, although not all tests were conducted on each bird.
Fernanda Taques Wendt +7 more
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Infectious keratitis in children: an epidemiological and microbiological study in a universitary hospital in Asunción - Paraguay [PDF]
, 2005 PURPOSE: To describe the microbiologic aspects of infectious keratitis in children (0-18 years old) examined at the Department of Ophthalmology of the National University of Asunción - Paraguay, during a 14-year period (1988-2002).
González, Richard +3 more
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Veterinary Ophthalmology, Volume 29, Issue 1, January 2026.ABSTRACT Objective To determine the minimal bactericidal concentration (MBC) and effective contact time of four topical antiseptics—polyhexanide, povidone‐iodine (PVP‐I), hypochlorous acid (HOCl), and N‐acetylcysteine (NAC)—against Pantoea agglomerans, a pathogen frequently isolated in equine ulcerative keratitis.
Frederik Heun +4 more
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Management of fungal keratitis: Topical or Systemic therapy?
Vision Pan-America, 2014 Currently, there are no level one evidence-based studies comparing systemic vs topical therapy for the management of fungal keratitis. Information on systemic efficacy alone or in combination with topical use is rare.
Darlene Miller, Eduardo C. Alfonso
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Effect of Sub-Conjunctival, Topical and Systemic Fluconazole On Refractory Fungal Keratitis [PDF]
, 2022 Naeima Elzlitni +2 more
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Detection of human pathogenic Fusarium species in hospital and communal sink biofilms by using a highly specific monoclonal antibody [PDF]
, 2016 This is the author accepted manuscript. The final version is available from Wiley via the DOI in this record.The fungus Fusarium is well known as a plant pathogen, but has recently emerged as an opportunistic pathogen of humans. Habitats providing direct
Al-Maqtoofi, M, Thornton, CR
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