A narrative review of microsporidial infections of the cornea

M Moshirfar, SN Somani, KM Shmunes… - Ophthalmology and …, 2020 - Springer
Microsporidia are a rare and commonly misdiagnosed cause of corneal infection,
accounting for approximately 0.4% of cases of microbial keratitis in some populations …

[HTML][HTML] Keratitis

P Singh, A Gupta, K Tripathy - StatPearls [Internet], 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Objectives: Review different types of keratitis Outline the appropriate evaluation of keratitis.
Summarize the management options available for keratitis. Describe interprofessional team …

Past, present, and prospects in microsporidial keratoconjunctivitis-A review

A Mohanty, SK Sahu, S Sharma, R Mittal, HS Behera… - The Ocular Surface, 2023 - Elsevier
Ocular microsporidiosis comprises two entirely different spectra of disease as
keratoconjunctivitis and stromal keratitis. Microsporidial keratoconjunctivitis (MKC) has been …

Microsporidial keratoconjunctivitis–first outbreak in Japan

M Uematsu, YH Mohamed, M Kusano, D Inoue… - BMC Infectious …, 2023 - Springer
Background Most cases of microsporidial keratoconjunctivitis are found in the Southern
hemisphere. Our purpose was to investigate the first outbreak of microsporidial …

Outbreak of microsporidial keratoconjunctivitis associated with water contamination in swimming pools in Taiwan

WY Wang, HS Chu, PC Lin, TF Lee, KT Kuo… - American Journal of …, 2018 - Elsevier
Purpose To report an outbreak of microsporidial keratoconjunctivitis resulting from a
swimming pool in Taiwan. Design Retrospective case series. Methods The records of 13 …

Clinical and demographic study of microsporidial keratoconjunctivitis in South India: a 3-year study (2013–2015)

R Agashe, N Radhakrishnan, S Pradhan… - British Journal of …, 2017 - bjo.bmj.com
Aim To study the demographic profile, clinical features, treatment outcome and ocular
morbidity of smear-positive microsporidial keratoconjunctivitis. Methods Retrospective case …

[HTML][HTML] Sequelae of microsporidial keratoconjunctivitis and its management

A Mohanty, S Mitra, A Mallick, MR Barik… - Indian Journal of …, 2021 - journals.lww.com
Purpose: To characterize the sequelae of microsporidia keratoconjunctivitis (MKC) and
outline its management. Methods: Retrospective analysis of microbiologically proven MKC …

Anterior segment optical coherence tomography images in microsporidial keratoconjunctivitis

O Thanathanee, S Laohapitakvorn, O Anutarapongpan… - Cornea, 2019 - journals.lww.com
Purpose: To describe the findings of anterior segment optical coherence tomography (AS-
OCT) in patients with microsporidial keratoconjunctivitis. Methods: The observational study …

[HTML][HTML] Modified ulcer debridement in the treatment of the superficial fungal infection of the cornea

JY Wang, DQ Wang, XL Qi, J Cheng… - International Journal of …, 2018 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
AIM To evaluate the efficacy of modified corneal ulcer debridement in superficial fungal
keratitis unresponsive to medications. METHODS A total of 209 patients (209 eyes) with …

Anterior segment optical coherence tomography of microsporidial keratoconjunctivitis

MS Sridhar, B Shaik - Indian Journal of Ophthalmology, 2018 - journals.lww.com
Discussion Keratoconjunctivitis is the most common clinical manifestation of ocular
microsporidiosis.[1] The typical corneal presentation in the form of multiple, whitish, raised …