The incidence of microbial keratitis after refractive surgery ... The incidence of atypical mycobacterial infection after LASIK is probably reducing. Fungal and Acanthamoeba infections are ...

Instead, topical cyclosporine A 0.5% has proven to be a safe and effective alternative, reducing or eliminating the need for corticosteroids after therapeutic keratoplasty in fungal keratitis.

Infection of the transparent cornea of the eye can be devastating, especially if it is caused by fungal keratitis, say the team. The infection - which often sets in after an agricultural accident - ...