Keratitis Following Penetrating Keratoplasty Cause by Rare, Manageable Bacteria
Most of these events resolve with medical intervention, the report shows.
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Contact Lens Use A Top Cause of Pediatric Keratitis
Cases significantly rose in 10 years, and close to half of cases occurred with contact lens wear.
Clinical Challenge: Painful Red Eye
A man in his early 30s presents to the emergency department for evaluation of a painful red eye that has been present for the past 10 days. Can you make the diagnosis?
Earlier Treatment Better Controls Peripheral Ulcerative Keratitis
Late immunosuppressive therapy is a risk factor for visual loss in patients with rheumatoid arthritis-associated peripheral ulcerative keratitis, according to a study.
Most Pediatric Bacterial Keratitis Cases Preventable, Study Says
Contact lens wear and trauma were the most common factors related to childhood nonviral microbial keratitis, reports 10-year study.
PACK-CXL Shows Promise for Infectious Keratitis
PACK-CXL yielded healing rates similar to antibiotics in patients with infectious keratitis, according to a report.
Confocal Microscopy Most Sensitive Diagnostic Technique for Some Microbial Keratitis
Only bacterial infections are detected with greater sensitivity using corneal cultures, a report suggests.
Neurotrophic Keratopathy Eye Drops May Be First Line Therapy
An AAO presentation demonstrated RGN-259 represents a potential first-line treatment for neurotrophic keratopathy.
Costumes Contact Lenses: All Trick, No Treat
Corneal specialists Thomas Steinemann, MD, of MetroHealth Medical Center and Ann P. Murchison, MD, MPH, of the Wills Eye Hospital, share tales of Halloween costume contact lens horrors bound to keep ophthalmologists up at night.
Topical Cyclosporine May Increase Corneal Graft Survival
The treatment following penetrating keratoplasty for eyes with fungal keratitis resulted in reduced risk of recurrence.
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