1 Moorfields Eye Hospital ... which may aid in the early diagnosis of fungal, Acanthamoeba or Nocardia infection. PCR for microbial keratitis is a promising technique and offers a rapid, sensitive ...

In cases where fungal keratitis proved resistant to standard ... Photoactivated Chromophore for Keratitis-Corneal Cross-Linking (PACK-CXL): A specific type of collagen cross-linking that uses ...

It has been predicted by the American Academy of Ophthalmology that over the next 30 years, there will be a sharp rise in ...

This study found that voriconazole combined with corneal collagen crosslinking can significantly inhibit fungal keratitis caused by aspergillus infection and accelerate ulcer healing. It can be used ...

Increased public and medical community awareness is driven by the rising incidence of fungal keratitis, its potential to cause severe vision impairment, and advancements in medical expertise and ...

Methods: This was a prospective case series of seven eyes with fungal keratitis with anterior chamber involvement or a corneal ulcer refractory to conventional topical treatment. In addition to ...

Changing to dailies is worth considering: One study found that people who wear reusable contact lenses are about four times more at risk of developing acanthamoeba keratitis, a rare eye infection ...

It should also be noted that PACK-CXL effects are limited to the anterior cornea, and therefore may not be suitable for cases of filamentary fungal keratitis where deep penetration into the stroma ...

Corneal scrapings and vitreous humor samples were obtained ... administered at the same time because the clinical and microscopy findings suggestive of fungal keratitis-induced endophthalmitis, later ...