Bacterial keratitis represents a serious infection of the corneal tissue that can rapidly impair vision if not promptly and adequately treated. This condition, alongside other microbial eye ...

A new study demonstrates that handheld nanopore sequencers can rapidly identify eye infection pathogens using only a ...

Wearing contact lenses overnight and failing to change the case can increase your risk for infectious keratitis by 10-fold, warns a new study.

A major limitation of this study was that data of only one center were used and cases were only fungal or bacterial keratitis. Table 2 is a comparison between different diagnostic methods.

Poorly maintained pools can serve as breeding grounds for parasites, bacteria, and viruses — potentially leading to a range ...

Optometrists have issued a warning to everyone who wears contact lenses as the summer holidays approach. With the warmer weather arriving, many of us will be eyeing up the pool as a way to cool off.

AIM To define the clinical and microbiological profile of bacterial keratitis at the Jules Gonin Eye Hospital and to test the in vitro bacterial resistance. METHODS Patients presenting with bacterial ...

Measles is resurging in the U.S., reaching a 33-year high due to lowered vaccination rates and misinformation. Beyond the ...

If your eye won't shut all the way, you could get exposure keratitis. This condition causes painful eyes and blurry vision. WebMD tells you what causes it and what to do about it.

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.