Results 21 to 30 of about 1,259,751 (258)

PACK-CXL: Corneal cross-linking for treatment of infectious keratitis

Journal of Ophthalmic & Vision Research, 2015
This article discusses corneal cross-linking (CXL) and how it transitioned from a modality for treating corneal ectatic disorders to an inventive means of treating infectious keratitis. Initially, CXL was successfully developed to halt the progression of
David Tabibian, Olivier Richoz, Farhad Hafezi   +2 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Diagnostic performance of deep learning for infectious keratitis: a systematic review and meta-analysis. [PDF]

EClinicalMedicine
Summary Background Infectious keratitis (IK) is the leading cause of corneal blindness globally. Deep learning (DL) is an emerging tool for medical diagnosis, though its value in IK is unclear.
Ong ZZ, Sadek Y, Qureshi R, Liu SH, Li T, Liu X, Takwoingi Y, Sounderajah V, Ashrafian H, Ting DSW, Mehta JS, Rauz S, Said DG, Dua HS, Burton MJ, Ting DSJ.   +15 more
europepmc   +2 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
doaj   +2 more sources

Etiologies of Infectious Keratitis in Malawi. [PDF]

Am J Trop Med Hyg
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.
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
europepmc   +6 more sources

Role of corneal biopsy in the management of infectious keratitis

Current Opinion in Ophthalmology, 2022
Purpose of review The aim of this study was to review the existing literature and investigate the role of microbiologic culture and histopathologic examination of corneal biopsies in the management of infectious keratitis.
Julia L. Hudson, Hasenin Al-khersan, P. Carletti, Darlene Miller, S. Dubovy, G. Amescua   +5 more
semanticscholar   +2 more sources

Topical Corticosteroids for Infectious Keratitis Before Culture-Proven Diagnosis

Clinical Ophthalmology, 2021
Koji Hirano,1 Hidenori Tanaka,2 Kumiko Kato,3 Kaoru Araki-Sasaki4 1Department of Ophthalmology, Fujita Health University Bantane Hospital, Nagoya, Aichi, 454-8509, Japan; 2Department of Ophthalmology, Fujita Health University School of Medicine, Toyoake,
Hirano K, Tanaka H, Kato K, Araki-Sasaki K   +3 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Infectious keratitis in a paracentesis tract

Ophthalmic Surgery, Lasers and Imaging Retina, 1997
A paracentesis is performed in glaucoma procedures as a flat, beveled tract to allow access into the anterior chamber after the filtration fistula is made. Complications related to the paracentesis are infrequent because it is a self-sealing wound.
Katz, L.J., Azuara-Blanco, A.; id_orcid
core   +5 more sources

Patient-Reported Outcomes in Infectious Keratitis: A Systematic Review. [PDF]

Cornea
Purpose: Infectious keratitis has a profound impact on patients quality of life (QoL). Patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) provide an invaluable method to capture subjective patient experiences and support ...
Smith J, Pappas CP, Cabrera-Aguas M, Kandel H, Watson SL.   +4 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

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
doaj   +2 more sources

Outcomes of therapeutic keratoplasty for severe infectious keratitis in Chongqing, a 16-year experience

Infection and Drug Resistance, 2019
Qi Zhang,1 Min Zhao,1 Mei Xu,1 Fengjuan Gu,1 Quan Liu,1 Yuan Chen,2 Haiqi Zhang,1 Aize Kijlstra31The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Department of Ophthalmology, Chongqing Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology and Chongqing Eye ...
Zhang Q, Zhao M, Xu M, Gu F, Liu Q, Chen Y, Zhang H, Kijlstra A   +7 more
doaj   +2 more sources