Even though microbial keratitis is a preventable cause of blindness, it's a complex infection to treat, and many patients have lasting vision impairment.

The following is a summary of “Corneal cross-linking for infectious keratitis of various causes: an umbrella review,” ...

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For five months in 2017, farmworker Alka Kamble experienced blurred vision in one of her eyes but didn't consult an ...

Lead researcher Lottie Brown from the University of Manchester today publishes the first estimation of global fungal keratitis figures in Lancet Infectious Diseases. Infection of the transparent ...

such as orbital cellulitis (an infection of the tissues around the eye that can spread to the brain if untreated), infectious keratitis (a corneal infection that can cause scarring if not treated ...

Ointments have the advantage of increased dwell time in the eye, but often patients and parents ... the other has been demonstrated. Microbial keratitis is usually treated as it is for adults ...

The European Commission has approved SIFI's Akantior as the first therapy anywhere in the world for acanthamoeba keratitis (AK), an ultra-rare parasitic infection that can lead to blindness.

Lotemax, as with other ophthalmic corticosteroids, is contraindicated in most viral diseases of the cornea and conjunctiva including epithelial herpes simplex keratitis (dendritic keratitis ...