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Infectious keratitis: A review

Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology, 2022
AbstractGlobally, infectious keratitis is the fifth leading cause of blindness. The main predisposing factors include contact lens wear, ocular injury and ocular surface disease. Staphylococcus species, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Fusarium species, Candida species and Acanthamoeba species are the most common causal organisms.
Maria Cabrera-Aguas, Pauline Khoo, Stephanie L Watson   +2 more
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Steroids in the Management of Infectious Keratitis. [PDF]

Cornea, 2023
Purpose: To summarize the evidence base on the use of topical corticosteroids for infectious keratitis. Methods: Narrative review. Results: Infectious keratitis is a painful condition that often results in visually significant corneal ...
Keenan JD.
europepmc   +5 more sources

A Convolutional Neural Network Using Anterior Segment Photos for Infectious Keratitis Identification [PDF]

Clinical Ophthalmology
Vannarut Satitpitakul,1,2 Apiwit Puangsricharern,3 Surachet Yuktiratna,3 Yossapon Jaisarn,4 Keeratika Sangsao,4 Vilavun Puangsricharern,1,2 Ngamjit Kasetsuwan,1,2 Usanee Reinprayoon,1,2 Thanachaporn Kittipibul1,2 1Center of Excellence for Cornea and Stem
Satitpitakul V, Puangsricharern A, Yuktiratna S, Jaisarn Y, Sangsao K, Puangsricharern V, Kasetsuwan N, Reinprayoon U, Kittipibul T   +8 more
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The Systemic Risk Factors for the Development of Infectious Keratitis after Penetrating Keratoplasty: A Population-Based Cohort Study [PDF]

Diagnostics
Penetrating keratoplasty (PK) is a corneal surgery that is employed to repair the full-thickness corneal lesion. This study aimed to survey the possible systemic risk factors of infectious keratitis after penetrating keratoplasty (PK) via the Taiwan ...
Yung-Nan Hsu, Whei-Ling Chiang, Jing-Yang Huang, Chia-Yi Lee, Shih-Chi Su, Shun-Fa Yang   +5 more
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Photodynamic Therapy for Infectious Keratitis

Current Ophthalmology Reports, 2020
Infectious keratitis is a sight-threatening microbial infection. The prevalence of antimicrobial resistance in cases of infectious keratitis has increased the demand for fortified compounded antimicrobial drops. Even with proper medical management, severe cases of infectious keratitis can further evolve into corneal perforation, requiring surgical ...
Jean-Marie Parel, Guillermo Amescua
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Etiologies of Infectious Keratitis in Malawi. [PDF]

Am J Trop Med Hyg
ABSTRACT. Infectious keratitis is a leading cause of corneal blindness worldwide with little information known about causative etiologies in Malawi, Africa. This area is resource-limited with ophthalmologist and microbiology services. The Department of Ophthalmology at the Kamuzu College of Health Sciences in Blantyre, Malawi, is a participating site ...
Kalua K, Misanjo ES, Lietman TM, Ruder K, Zhong L, Chen C, Liu Y, Yu D, Abraham T, Wu N, Yan D, Hinterwirth A, Doan T, Seitzman GD.   +13 more
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Infectious keratitis following photorefractive keratectomy: a 13-year study at a tertiary center [PDF]

Journal of Ophthalmic Inflammation and Infection
Introduction Infectious keratitis is a rare but devastating complication following photorefractive keratectomy (PRK) that may lead to visual impairment. This study assessed the clinical features, treatment strategies, and outcomes of post-PRK infectious ...
Alireza Attar, Hossein Jamali, Julio Ortega-Usobiaga, Golnoush Mahmoudinezhad, Dagny Zhu, Mohammad Mohammadi   +5 more
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Investigative modalities in infectious keratitis

Indian Journal of Ophthalmology, 2008
Standard recommended guidelines for diagnosis of infectious keratitis do exist. Based on an extensive Medline literature search, the various investigative modalities available for aiding the diagnosis of microbial keratitis have been reviewed and ...
Gupta Noopur, Tandon Radhika
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Intrastromal Injections in the Management of Infectious Keratitis [PDF]

Pharmaceutics, 2023
Infectious keratitis is a major global cause of vision loss and blindness. Prompt diagnosis and targeted antibiotic treatment are crucial for managing the condition.
Mihail Zemba, Madalina Radu, Sinziana Istrate, Otilia-Maria Dumitrescu, Mihai Alexandru Ionescu, Andrei Vatafu, Ileana Ramona Barac   +6 more
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Enhancing medical students’ diagnostic accuracy of infectious keratitis with AI-generated images [PDF]

BMC Medical Education
Background Developing students’ ability to accurately diagnose various types of keratitis is challenging. This study aims to compare the effectiveness of teaching methods—real cases, artificial intelligence (AI)-generated images, and real medical images ...
Wenjia Xie, Zhouhang Yuan, Yuxuan Si, Zhengxing Huang, Yingming Li, Fei Wu, Yu-Feng Yao   +6 more
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