Corneal biopsy with tissue micro homogenisation for isolation of organisms in bacterial keratitis

Prevalence of Fungal Keratitis (FK) in Patients with Corneal Ulcers in Tehran, Iran

Isolation of Mycobacterium massiliense from a corneal biopsy in India

INTRODUCTION Rapidly growing mycobacteria (RGM) are ubiquitous and are usually considered as saprophytes, and have been recovered from the environment, particularly in dust, watery soil and water distribution systems. However, Mycobacterium massiliense is a rare causative agent of ocular infection. CASE PRESENTATION We report a case of M. massiliense in a 44-year-old female with signs and sym...

Infectious Keratitis: Secreted Bacterial Proteins That Mediate Corneal Damage

Ocular bacterial infections are universally treated with antibiotics, which can eliminate the organism but cannot reverse the damage caused by bacterial products already present. The three very common causes of bacterial keratitis-Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Staphylococcus aureus, and Streptococcus pneumoniae-all produce proteins that directly or indirectly cause damage to the cornea that can resul...

Problems with monotherapy for bacterial keratitis.

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Corneal Crosslinking for the Treatment of Keratitis

S ince the introduction of corneal collagen crosslinking (CXL), this therapeutic procedure has been developed as an option for the management of keratoconus and other corneal ectatic conditions. A number of publications have assessed the safety and clinical efficacy of the procedure in the treatment of these conditions. Such studies seem to signify that CXL is a treatment that decreases the nee...