Eye infections might seem like a minor complaint, but in some cases they can cause ...
Severe keratitis can cause ulcers, damage to the eye and even blindness. The most common type is bacterial keratitis; however ...
University of Manchester4 年
Fungal eye infection blinds over half a million in one eye a year
In Kenya, Dr Michael Gichangi from the Ministry of Health had collected cases from each district over several years, enabling an estimate for Africa. The authors also checked for the ratio between ...
Nature18 天
Collagen Cross-Linking in Infectious Keratitis Management
One notable study compared PACK-CXL with standard antimicrobial therapy in a randomized trial involving patients with bacterial, fungal, or mixed infectious keratitis. The results indicated that ...
Nature18 天
Corneal Ulcers And Ulcerative Keratitis In Companion Animals
Research on equine ulcerative keratitis has also provided insights into bacterial isolates and resistance patterns. Similar to findings in companion animals, Staphylococcus and Streptococcus ...