Alternaria keratitis after corneal crosslinking
American Journal of Ophthalmology Case Reports, 2020 Purpose: To report a case of fungal keratitis after corneal collagen crosslinking (CXL) surgery. Observations: We report a case of fungal keratitis after CXL for post-refractive surgery ectasia.
Samantha McGirr +2 more
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Herpes simplex keratitis: Challenges in diagnosis and clinical management [PDF]
, 2017 Herpes simplex virus is responsible for numerous ocular diseases, the most common of which is herpetic stromal keratitis. This is a recurrent infection of the cornea that typically begins with a subclinical infection of the cornea that establishes a ...
Azher, Tayaba N +4 more
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Keratitis-ichthyosis-deafness syndrome, atypical connexin GJB2 genemutation, and peripheral T-cell lymphoma: more than a random association? [PDF]
, 2011 Keratitis-ichthyosis-deafness (KID) syndrome is a rare congenital disorder characterized by a variety of skin lesions— that is, palmoplantar keratoderma, thickening of the skin, and erythematous verrucous lesions—neurosensorial hypoacusia, and keratitis
Contini, Salvatore +6 more
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Neurotrophic keratitis in a patient with disseminated lymphangiomatosis. [PDF]
, 2009 INTRODUCTION: Neurotrophic keratitis, a degenerative corneal disease caused by trigeminal nerve impairment, has many etiologies and remains very difficult to treat.
Charukamnoetkanok, Puwat +2 more
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High-Risk Corneal Graft Rejection in the Setting of Previous Corneal Herpes Simplex Virus (HSV)-1 Infection [PDF]
, 2016 Acknowledgments The authors thank M. Robertson and R. Fordyce for technical support during the duration of the study. The work performed in Aberdeen was supported by grant from Action Medical Research UK (SP4328; London, England, UK), NHS Grampian ...
Amescua, Guillermo +7 more
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Outcomes of amoebic, fungal, and bacterial keratitis: A retrospective cohort study.
PLoS ONE, 2022 BackgroundAcanthamoeba keratitis is challenging to treat and thought to result in poor outcomes, but very few comparative studies exist to assess whether ulcers caused by Acanthamoeba are worse than those caused by bacteria or fungus.MethodsIn a ...
Caitlin A Moe +11 more
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Counselling for people with sight loss in the UK: The need for provision and the need for evidence [PDF]
, 2010 For adults of any age the diagnosis of a visual impairment can be traumatic, and timely referral to informal peer support and/or professional counselling may be both beneficial and appropriate.
Gosney, M.A., Nyman, S.R., Victor, C.R.
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Fungal Keratitis Associated with Viral Keratitis
Chinese Medical Journal, 2015 Microbial keratitis caused by more than one microorganism is rare. It may occur as a coinfection or as a secondary infection superimposed with an existent microorganism.[1] Both infectious and immune mechanisms are implicated in microbial keratitis. Herein, we report an unusual clinical case of viral and fungal mixed infection. Written informed consent
Ting-Ting Lin +6 more
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Corneal Collagen Cross-linking for Treatment of Bacterial and Herpetic Keratitis [PDF]
Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2017 Introduction: Optimal management of infective keratitis is a formidable challenge and subject of ongoing studies. Recently, Collagen Cross-Linking (CXL) of the cornea has been considered to be a new effective therapeutic approach for resistant ...
Mohammad Reza Khalili +3 more
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