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A multi-center, cross-sectional study on the burden of infectious keratitis in China.
PLoS ONE, 2014 ObjectiveTo understand the prevalence and demographic characteristics of infectious keratitis and infectious corneal blindness.MethodsA multi-center, population-based cross-sectional study was conducted from January 1 to August 31, 2010.
Xiusheng Song +11 more
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New Treatments for Bacterial Keratitis
Journal of Ophthalmology, 2012 Purpose. To review the newer treatments for bacterial keratitis. Data Sources. PubMed literature search up to April 2012. Study Selection. Key words used for literature search: “infectious keratitis”, “microbial keratitis”, “infective keratitis”, “new ...
Raymond L. M. Wong +3 more
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Graefe's Archive for Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology, 2023 Purpose Corneal scars after infectious keratitis lead to insufficient transparency and irregular astigmatism, affecting visual acuity; therefore, they should be accurately evaluated to estimate visual function. This study aimed to quantitatively evaluate
Kazunori Ichikawa +8 more
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Eye and Vision, 2022 Background Infectious keratitis is a major cause of global blindness. We tested whether standalone photoactivated chromophore corneal cross-linking (PACK-CXL) may be an effective first-line treatment in early to moderate infectious keratitis, compared ...
F. Hafezi +27 more
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Update on the Management of Infectious Keratitis [PDF]
Ophthalmology, 2017 Infectious keratitis is a major global cause of visual impairment and blindness, often affecting marginalized populations. Proper diagnosis of the causative organism is critical, and although culture remains the prevailing diagnostic tool, newer techniques such as in vivo confocal microscopy are helpful for diagnosing fungus and Acanthamoeba.
Ariana Austin +2 more
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Genotypic Resistance Analysis of Bacterial Species Involved in Infectious Keratitis. [PDF]
Diagnostics (Basel)Background/Objectives: Infectious keratitis represents a major ophthalmological emergency and a leading cause of corneal blindness worldwide. Rapid progression, frequent antimicrobial resistance, and poor therapeutic outcomes make genotypic surveillance ...
Bălășoiu AT +7 more
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Diagnostic armamentarium of infectious keratitis: A comprehensive review
The ocular surface, 2021 Infectious keratitis (IK) represents the leading cause of corneal blindness worldwide, particularly in developing countries. A good outcome of IK is contingent upon timely and accurate diagnosis followed by appropriate interventions.
D. Ting +5 more
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DiagnosticsPenetrating 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 +5 more
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Deep learning-based classification of infectious keratitis on slit-lamp images
Therapeutic Advances in Chronic Disease, 2022 Background: Infectious keratitis (IK) is an ocular emergency caused by a variety of microorganisms, including bacteria, fungi, viruses, and parasites. Culture-based methods were the gold standard for diagnosing IK, but difficult biopsy, delaying report ...
Zi-Jun Zhang +8 more
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Amniotic membrane transplantation for infectious keratitis: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Scientific Reports, 2021 Infectious keratitis (IK) is the 5th leading cause of blindness globally. Broad-spectrum topical antimicrobial treatment is the current mainstay of treatment for IK, though adjuvant treatment or surgeries are often required in refractory cases of IK ...
D. Ting, C. Henein, D. Said, H. Dua
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