Infectious keratitis: A review

M Cabrera‐Aguas, P Khoo… - Clinical & Experimental …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Globally, infectious keratitis is the fifth leading cause of blindness. The main predisposing
factors include contact lens wear, ocular injury and ocular surface disease. Staphylococcus …

A clearer vision: a mini-review on contact lenses

LM Shaker, AA Al-Amiery, WK Al-Azzawi - Journal of Optics, 2024 - Springer
Contact lenses have become increasingly popular over the years due to their convenience
and improved visual acuity compared to eyeglasses. This mini-review explores the different …

The preparation and therapeutic effects of β-glucan-specific nanobodies and nanobody-natamycin conjugates in fungal keratitis

X Liu, J Sui, C Li, Q Wang, X Peng, F Meng, Q Xu… - Acta Biomaterialia, 2023 - Elsevier
Fungal keratitis (FK) is a severe infectious corneal disease. Since traditional eye drops
exhibit poor dissolution and high corneal toxicity, the efficacy of current treatments for FK …

[HTML][HTML] Diagnosis of fungal keratitis in low-income countries: evaluation of smear microscopy, culture, and In vivo confocal microscopy in Nepal

JJ Hoffman, R Yadav, SD Sanyam, P Chaudhary… - Journal of Fungi, 2022 - mdpi.com
Clinically diagnosing fungal keratitis (FK) is challenging; diagnosis can be assisted by
investigations including in vivo confocal microscopy (IVCM), smear microscopy, and culture …

[HTML][HTML] Characteristics of in vitro culture and in vivo confocal microscopy in patients with fungal keratitis in a tertiary referral hospital in Central China

JS Wang, YL Du, N Deng, X Peng, H Wong, HT Xie… - Microorganisms, 2023 - mdpi.com
Purpose: To investigate the characteristics of in vitro culture and in vivo confocal microscopy
(IVCM) in patients with fungal keratitis (FK) presented in a tertiary referral hospital in central …

Corneal targeted Amorolfine HCl-mixed micelles for the management of ocular candidiasis: Preparation, in vitro characterization, ex vivo and in vivo assessments

EM Abd-Elmonem, AMA Makky, A Antar… - Journal of Drug Delivery …, 2023 - Elsevier
Amorolfine Hydrochloride (AMO) is a broad-spectrum antifungal drug commonly used to
treat onychomycosis. This work aims to introduce AMO as a new alternative for the …

[HTML][HTML] Artificial-Intelligence-Enhanced Analysis of In Vivo Confocal Microscopy in Corneal Diseases: A Review

K Kryszan, A Wylęgała, M Kijonka, P Potrawa… - Diagnostics, 2024 - mdpi.com
Artificial intelligence (AI) has seen significant progress in medical diagnostics, particularly in
image and video analysis. This review focuses on the application of AI in analyzing in vivo …

Recent Advances in Corneal Neovascularization Imaging

Y Wen, Z Chen, C McAlinden, X Zhou… - Experimental Eye …, 2024 - Elsevier
Corneal neovascularization (CoNV) is a vision-threatening ocular disease commonly
secondary to infectious, inflammatory, and traumatic etiologies. Slit lamp photography, in …

Diagnostic performance of deep learning in infectious keratitis: a systematic review and meta-analysis protocol

ZZ Ong, Y Sadek, X Liu, R Qureshi, SH Liu, T Li… - BMJ open, 2023 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Introduction Infectious keratitis (IK) represents the fifth-leading cause of blindness
worldwide. A delay in diagnosis is often a major factor in progression to irreversible visual …

[HTML][HTML] Modern Technologies in Diagnosis of Fungal Keratitis

AV Sitnova, SN Svetozarskiy - Современные технологии в …, 2023 - cyberleninka.ru
Traumas and infectious diseases of the eye play a leading role in the development of
corneal blindness responsible for 1.5–2 million cases of vision loss per year. To date, the …