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Management and treatment of contact lens-related Pseudomonas keratitis [PDF]

Clinical Ophthalmology, 2012
Mark DP WillcoxSchool of Optometry and Vision Science, University of New South Wales, Sydney, AustraliaAbstract: Pubmed and Medline were searched for articles referring to Pseudomonas keratitis between the years 2007 and 2012 to obtain an overview of the
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Evaluation of the potential for diagnosis of fungal keratitis using a Fusarium-specific antibody

Scientific Reports
The increasing number of contact lens users correlates with a rise in the incidence of fungal keratitis. Fungal keratitis can lead to blindness if not treated promptly, and its early symptoms are similar to those of bacterial and amoebic keratitis ...
Hye-Jeong Jo, Min-Jeong Kim, Hae-Ahm Lee, Fu-Shi Quan, Hyun-Hee Kong, Eun-Kyung Moon   +5 more
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Acanthamoeba keratitis [PDF]

BMJ, 1988
D C Warhurst, P G Mann
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A rare pigmented keratitis caused by Aspergillus fumigatus

International Journal of Ophthalmology, 2015
Mauricio Vélez, Kepa Balparda, Ana María Díaz   +2 more
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Microbiological Profile of Infectious Keratitis in a Tertiary Care Hospital

Journal of Marine Medical Society
Background: Microbial keratitis is a major preventable cause of visual impairment. In developed countries viral infections are the leading cause of corneal ulcer whereas bacteria and fungi attributes to maximum number of cases in the developing countries.
Alisha Sharma, Alok Sati, Puneet Bhatt, Sandeep Ninawe, Pooja Mahajan, Ankita Patel, Ashish Bahal   +6 more
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Characteristics and outcome of microsporidial keratitis

Journal of Ophthalmic Inflammation and Infection
Purpose Microsporidia are a diverse group of obligate, intracellular, eukaryotic, spore-forming fungi like and not typical true fungi. Ocular manifestations vary from early to late stages of infection and include keratoconjunctivitis, stromal keratitis ...
Khalid Alburayk, Abdullah Alfawaz, Khalid Tabbara   +2 more
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Microbial keratitis: a community eye health approach

Community Eye Health Journal, 2015
Microbial keratitis is an infection of the cornea. Corneal opacities, which are frequently due to microbial keratitis, remain among the top five causes of blindness worldwide.
Kieran S O’Brien , Thomas M Lietman , Jeremy D Keenan, John P Whitcher   +3 more
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Review of epidemiological features, microbiological diagnosis and treatment outcome of microbial keratitis: Experience of over a decade

Indian Journal of Ophthalmology, 2009
Purpose : To review the epidemiological characteristics, microbiological profile, and treatment outcome of patients with suspected microbial keratitis.
Gopinathan Usha, Sharma Savitri, Garg Prashant, Rao Gullapalli   +3 more
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PCR-confirmed severe geographic HSV-1 keratitis associated with systemic JAK inhibitor therapy

Journal of Ophthalmic Inflammation and Infection
Background Janus kinase inhibitors (JAKi) are successfully used for the treatment of refractory systemic autoimmune diseases. However, JAK-inhibition is known to increase the risk of infection. Herpes Zoster reactivation is the most recognised infectious
Dimitri Roels, Elke O. Kreps, Isabeau Houben, Anke Delie, Hilde Lapeere, Bart P. Leroy, Ilse Claerhout, Tessa Kerre   +7 more
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[Amebic keratitis-keratitis acanthamoeba].

Klinika oczna, 1995
In seventeen patients who suffered of corneal ulcer, and were negative in bacteriological and mycological examinations, parasitological tests were performed between 1990-1992. Acanthamoeba keratitis was diagnosed in one patient with characteristic corneal changes of right eye following trauma. The patient was not a contact lens wearer. The amoeba found
R, Gieryng, M, Prost, H, Gieryng, T, Mazur, W, Kasprzak   +4 more
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