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Surgical management of infectious keratitis

Vestnik oftal'mologii, 2021
Infectious keratitis is one of the most common causes of blindness worldwide. Despite the existence of a wide arsenal of quite effective antimicrobial drugs, some forms of bacterial and viral keratitis are resistant. Advanced acanthamoeba and mycotic lesions of the cornea, as well as mixed forms of infection usually do not respond well to conservative ...
S V, Trufanov, N P, Shakhbazyan, A V, Zaitsev, V N, Rozinova   +3 more
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Infectious Keratitis Following Keratoplasty

Survey of Ophthalmology, 2007
Infectious keratitis following corneal transplantation is one of the leading causes of failure of a corneal graft. The incidence of graft infection is variable, with developing countries having a higher incidence. The majority of the graft infections occur within 1 year of the corneal transplantation.
Rasik B, Vajpayee, Namrata, Sharma, Rajesh, Sinha, Tushar, Agarwal, Arun, Singhvi   +4 more
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Infectious Keratitis

2016
Keratitis is an inflammation of the cornea, which can lead to corneal opacification or ulceration. The most common cause of infectious keratitis is herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1). Noninfectious corneal infiltrates related to trauma, collagen vascular disease, autoimmune inflammation, vasculitis, or atopy (which predisposes to HSV keratitis) must ...
M. DeAugustinas, A Kiely
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Contact Lens-related Infectious Keratitis

International Ophthalmology Clinics, 1990
Infectious keratitis is the most serious complication of contact lens use. Virtually all contact lens wearers are at risk. Initial therapy consists of frequent broad-spectrum fortified antibiotic drops after appropriate laboratory workup. Pseudomonas and Acanthamoeba species are the most important causes of contact lens-associated ulcers.
M L, Palmer, R A, Hyndiuk
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Infectious Keratitis and Cyanoacrylate Adhesive

American Journal of Ophthalmology, 1991
We studied three patients with infectious keratitis that occurred after cyanoacrylate gluing despite prophylactic antibiotic therapy. Two patients developed culture-positive bacterial ulcers, one caused by a methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and the other by Haemophilus influenzae. The third patient developed a fungal keratitis.
T B, Cavanaugh, J D, Gottsch
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Infectious keratitis after photorefractive keratectomy

Ophthalmology, 2003
To elucidate risk factors, microbial culture results, and visual outcomes for infectious keratitis after photorefractive keratectomy (PRK).Multicenter, retrospective chart review, case report, and literature review.The records of 12 patients with infectious keratitis after PRK were reviewed.Causative organism, response to medical treatment, and visual ...
Eric D, Donnenfeld, Terrence P, O'Brien, Renée, Solomon, Henry D, Perry, Mark G, Speaker, John, Wittpenn   +5 more
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The epidemiology of infectious keratitis

The Ocular Surface, 2023
Infectious keratitis is a rare but potentially severe sight-threatening disease, associated with considerable societal burden, cost and morbidity. This review summarises the most recent evidence for the incidence, risk factors and impact of disease, all of which vary widely according to region, access to health care, socioeconomic and environmental ...
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Infectious keratitis related to orthokeratology

Ophthalmic and Physiological Optics, 2006
AbstractPurpose:  To report 28 cases of infectious keratitis related to orthokeratology lens overnight wear in China.Methods:  From March 2000 to August 2001, 28 cases of infectious keratitis related to overnight orthokeratology lens wear were diagnosed in Beijing Institute of Ophthalmology.
Xuguang, Sun, Huiying, Zhao, Shijing, Deng, Yan, Zhang, Zhiqun, Wang, Ran, Li, Shiyun, Luo, Xiuying, Jin   +7 more
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Etiology of infectious keratitis

Archivos de la Sociedad Española de Oftalmología (English Edition)
Analyze the etiology of infectious keratitis in our hospital.Retrospective study in which the medical records of patients were reviewed in which a keratitis-producing microorganism was detected during the last 9 years (January 2014-December 2022). The sample was obtained by corneal scraping and seeded in non-selective media.
C, Piña-Delgado, M, Bolaños-Rivero, I I, Guedes Guedes, L, Siguero-Martín, I, de Miguel-Martínez   +4 more
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Infectious Keratitis Related to Overnight Orthokeratology

Cornea, 2005
To report the microbial culture results, clinical course, and visual outcomes for infectious keratitis related to overnight orthokeratology.The records of patients with infectious keratitis related to overnight orthokeratology who presented to a tertiary referral center from April 2000 to March 2003 were retrospectively reviewed.Twenty patients (21 ...
Ching-Hsi, Hsiao, Hsin-Chiung, Lin, Yeong-Fong, Chen, David H K, Ma, Lung-Kun, Yeh, Hsin-Yuan, Tan, Samuel C M, Huang, Ken-Kuo, Lin   +7 more
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