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 …

Fungal keratitis (FK) is a serious and sight-threatening corneal infection with global reach.
The need for prompt diagnosis is paramount, as a delay in initiation of treatment could lead …

Purpose To compare topical PHMB (polihexanide) 0.02%(0.2 mg/ml)+ propamidine 0.1%(1
mg/ml) with PHMB 0.08%(0.8 mg/ml)+ placebo (PHMB 0.08%) for Acanthamoeba keratitis …

Acanthamoeba keratitis (AK) is a painful and sight-threatening parasitic corneal infection. In
recent years, the incidence of AK has increased. Timely and accurate diagnosis is crucial …

Clinically diagnosing fungal keratitis (FK) is challenging; diagnosis can be assisted by
investigations including in vivo confocal microscopy (IVCM), smear microscopy, and culture …

Introduction Infectious Keratitis is one of the most common ocular emergencies seen by
ophthalmologists. Our aim is to identify the risk factors and clinical features of …

Purpose The true disease status of a population with suspected microbial keratitis (MK)
cannot be verified. There is not an accurate (gold) reference standard to confirm infection …

Abstract Background/Objectives To report the incidence, microbiological profile and in-vitro
antimicrobial susceptibilities of microbial keratitis (MK) in the East of England (EoE) over a 6 …

We read with interest the study by Hoffman et al.[1]. on diagnostic utility of culture, PCR and
in vivo confocal microscopy (IVCM) for infectious keratitis, including Acanthamoeba keratitis …

Introduction Acanthamoeba keratitis (AK) is a serious and potentially blinding ocular
infection caused by the free‐living amoeba, Acanthamoeba. In vivo confocal microscopy …