Indian Journal of Ophthalmology, 2007 Bilateral pseudo-dendritic keratitis in infancy can be due to tyrosinemia, a rare metabolic disorder. Ocular involvement may be the earliest presenting manifestation of this disease.
Gokhale Nikhil +3 more
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Human herpesvirus 7 epithelial keratitis with geographic–dendritic ulceration [PDF]
BMC Infectious DiseasesBackground Human herpesvirus 7 (HHV-7), a β-herpesvirus with a known tropism for CD4⁺ T cells, has not been associated with ocular surface disease.
Luyi Ying +5 more
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Herpes simplex keratitis in central India: Clinical types, treatment patterns, and outcome measures [PDF]
Indian Journal of OphthalmologyPurpose: Report clinical subtypes, treatment details, outcome, and recurrences in herpes simplex keratitis (HSK). Design: Retrospective, observational study.
Samrat Chatterjee +2 more
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A stepping stone in treating dendritic keratitis
American Journal of Ophthalmology Case Reports, 2017 Purpose: To report the outcome of self-retained amniotic membrane after debridement in recurrent dendritic keratitis. Observations: A 70-year-old female with a recurrent dendritic corneal ulcer received debridement followed by placement of self-retained ...
Hosam Sheha, MD, PhD +3 more
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Case Series: Reactivation of Herpetic Keratitis After COVID-19 mRNA Vaccination During Herpetic Prophylaxis [PDF]
VisionThis report presents two cases of herpes simplex keratitis recurrence after COVID-19 mRNA vaccination in patients on herpetic prophylaxis due to recurrent herpetic keratitis.
Michael Tsatsos +3 more
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Changes in bilateral tear film and corneal nerve stability in patients with unilateral neurotrophic keratitis [PDF]
Frontiers in MedicineObjectiveThis study aimed to examine the bilateral stability of the tear film in patients with unilateral neurotrophic keratitis and to observe changes in corneal nerve and immune cells under confocal microscopy.MethodsA prospective cross-sectional study
Fan Wang +10 more
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Self-assembled nanopeptide dendrites with high antifungal activity and protease hydrolytic stability for fungal keratitis treatment [PDF]
Journal of NanobiotechnologyThe excessive use of antibiotics in recent years has contributed to an increase in microbial resistance, thereby compromising the health of both humans and animals and necessitating the development of innovative therapeutic strategies.
Guoyu Li +5 more
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Ocular surface squamous neoplasia masquerades: Clinical profile and outcome [PDF]
Indian Journal of OphthalmologyPurpose: The diagnosis of ocular surface squamous neoplasia (OSSN) is primarily clinical, confirmed through histopathology, cytology, or imaging.
Shirali Gokharu +3 more
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Cytomegalovirus keratitis in acute myeloblastic leukemia
Oman Journal of Ophthalmology, 2023 A 58-year-old woman presented with acute myeloblastic leukemia (AML) developed a bilateral dendritic epithelial keratitis without retinitis. The patient was initially treated with oral acyclovir with a possible diagnosis of herpes simplex virus (HSV ...
Seyed-Hashem Daryabari +2 more
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Bilateral Thygeson’s Superficial Punctate Keratitis with Dendritic Corneal Lesion: A Case Report
Medicina, 2023 Thygeson’s superficial punctate keratitis (TSPK) is a recurrent bilateral corneal epithelial disease. Typically, small, multiple discrete epithelial lesions occur in the central cornea. However, dendritic corneal lesions are rare.
Woo Seok Choe, Tae Gi Kim
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