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Journal of Clinical Ophthalmology and Research, 2021 Purpose: The purpose of the study is to evaluate the prevalence of preventable keratitis, seasonal variations, and microbiological etiology along with quack practices presented at a Tertiary Eye Care Center in Maharashtra (Central India), over a period ...
Namrata Kabra +2 more
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Treating Infectious Keratitis [PDF]
Ocular Immunology and Inflammation, 2016 Infectious keratitis is a potentially blinding corneal condition caused by a diverse array of organisms, including bacteria, viruses, fungi, protozoa, and parasites.1–3 Prompt antimicrobial therapy...
Emmett T, Cunningham +3 more
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Recent Applications of Contact Lenses for Bacterial Corneal Keratitis Therapeutics: A Review
Pharmaceutics, 2022 Corneal keratitis is a common but severe infectious disease; without immediate and efficient treatment, it can lead to vision loss within a few days. With the development of antibiotic resistance, novel approaches have been developed to combat corneal ...
Linyan Nie +4 more
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Alternaria keratitis after corneal crosslinking
American Journal of Ophthalmology Case Reports, 2020 Purpose: To report a case of fungal keratitis after corneal collagen crosslinking (CXL) surgery. Observations: We report a case of fungal keratitis after CXL for post-refractive surgery ectasia.
Samantha McGirr +2 more
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Etiology and Risk Factors for Infectious Keratitis in South Texas
Journal of Ophthalmic & Vision Research, 2020 Purpose: To determine the causative organisms and associated risk factors for infectious keratitis in South Texas. Methods: This retrospective study was performed at a tertiary teaching hospital system in South Texas. Medical records of all patients
Madeleine Puig +4 more
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Corneal infection in Shandong peninsula of China: a 10-year retrospective study on 578 cases [PDF]
International Journal of Ophthalmology, 2016 AIM: To determine the epidemiological characteristics, clinical signs, laboratory findings, and outcomes in patients with corneal infection in Shandong peninsula of China.
Xiao-Jing Pan +5 more
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Risk factors for infectious keratitis - a literature review
Journal of Education, Health and Sport, 2022 Introduction and purpose Infectious keratitis represents the leading cause of corneal blindness worldwide, particularly in developing countries. Both risk factors and etiological patterns vary between economically developed and developing regions ...
Dominika Sereda +4 more
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Herpes simplex keratitis: Challenges in diagnosis and clinical management [PDF]
, 2017 Herpes simplex virus is responsible for numerous ocular diseases, the most common of which is herpetic stromal keratitis. This is a recurrent infection of the cornea that typically begins with a subclinical infection of the cornea that establishes a ...
Azher, Tayaba N +4 more
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Intracranial fusarium fungal abscess in an immunocompetent patient: case report and review of the literature. [PDF]
, 2014 Introduction Fusarium spp is an omnipresent fungal species that may lead to fatal infections in immunocompromised populations. Spontaneous intracranial infection by Fusarium spp in immunocompetent individuals is exceedingly rare.
Cadden, Joseph +6 more
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Infectious keratitis in leprosy [PDF]
British Journal of Ophthalmology, 1999 To describe leprosy characteristics, ocular features, and type of organisms that produce infective corneal ulcers in leprosy patients.The records of all leprosy patients admitted for treatment of corneal ulcers between 1992 and 1997 were reviewed.63 leprosy patients, 53 males and 10 females, are described. 16 were tuberculoid and 47 lepromatous.
D, John, E, Daniel
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