FIG 3. Electronic microscopy of a louse grasping a lash FIG 4. Electronic microscopy of a nit cemented on a lash and is often neglected because of its semitransparent body and deep burrowing in the lid margin.2 Other ocular signs and symptoms include eye itchiness and grittiness, blepharitis, follicular conjunctivitis, and marginal keratitis. The adult female lice lay three eggs per day and 26 ...

The incidence of complicated herpes simplex keratitis appears to have increased and the important factor seems to be associated with the use of topical corticosteroid hormone. A good experimental model exists for the study of herpetic keratitis. The disease corresponds to the primary infection in man. The unfavorable effects of corticosteroid hormone on experimental herpetic keratitis is reported.

Acanthamoeba keratitis is an uncommon but potentially devastating complication of contact lens wear. We present a case of Acanthamoeba keratitis in a soft-contact-lens wearer successfully treated with long-term medical therapy and penetrating keratoplasty. To our knowledge this is the first case of Acanthamoeba keratitis diagnosed in Canada.

BACKGROUND Corneal ulcer is an important cause of blindness in developing countries. Therapeutic keratoplasty for infective keratitis is a frequently performed surgery in these countries. OBJECTIVE To find out the outcome of therapeutic keratoplasty for infective keratitis. METHODS Records of 5 years were reviewed of patients who underwent therapeutic keratoplasty from 2006 to 2010. Data co...

PURPOSE To quantify the effect of topical corticosteroids on bacterial keratitis. CLINICAL RELEVANCE Bacterial keratitis is an economically important infection affecting 1 in 10,000 Americans annually. The predisposing factors, prior ocular health, infecting microorganisms, inflammatory severity, and therapeutic choices can affect the course and outcome. Antibacterial treatment is often curat...

PURPOSE To report the complication of infectious ulcerative keratitis after laser photocoagulation and pars plana vitrectomy (PPV) for retinopathy of prematurity (ROP). METHODS A retrospective chart review of infants treated for ROP with plus disease between 2004 and 2013 at University Hospital, Newark, New Jersey. RESULTS Of the 110 eyes (55 patients) that underwent treatment for ROP, 8 (7...

PURPOSE To report a keratoconic eye that developed severe sterile keratitis and corneal scar after collagen crosslinking necessitating corneal transplantation. CASE REPORT A 26-year-old man with progressive keratoconus underwent collagen crosslinking and presented with severe keratitis 72 hours after the procedure. The initial impression was infectious corneal ulcer and a fortified antibiotic...

ing improved outcomes. The result of longer healing times in fungal ulcers may be influenced by this. Re-epithelialization is a difficult endpoint tomeasure, particularly in fungal keratitis, so this result should be interpreted with some caution. Other factors associated with fungal and bacterial keratitis cases, such as geographic location of the patients, could act as confounders in this stu...

PURPOSE To report a case of Candida keratitis following penetrating keratoplasty in a patient with Candidiasis of the fingernails. CASE REPORT An 80 year-old male presented with recurrent Candida keratitis following penetrating keratoplasty. Patient was found to have evidence of Candidiasis of the fingernails. COMMENT Candidiasis of the fingernails have led to recurrent fungal keratitis fol...

Infections of the cornea can lead to corneal opacity and blindness if not identified quickly and managed appropriately. The terms infective keratitis, suppurative keratitis, and microbial keratitis are all used to describe suppurative infections of the cornea. These are characterised by the presence of white or yellowish infiltrates in the corneal stroma, with or without an overlaying corneal e...