Current perspectives on ophthalmic mycoses

PA Thomas - Clinical microbiology reviews, 2003 - Am Soc Microbiol
Fungi may infect the cornea, orbit and other ocular structures. Species of Fusarium,
Aspergillus, Candida, dematiaceous fungi, and Scedosporium predominate. Diagnosis is …

LASIK complications: etiology, management, and prevention

SA Melki, DT Azar - Survey of ophthalmology, 2001 - Elsevier
Laser in situ keratomileusis (LASIK) is a rapidly evolving ophthalmic surgical procedure.
Several anatomic and refractive complications have been identified. Anatomic complications …

Complications of laser in situ keratomileusis: etiology, prevention, and treatment

R Ambrósio, SE Wilson - Journal of refractive surgery, 2001 - journals.healio.com
ABSTRACT PURPOSE: To review the etiology, prevention, and management of laser in situ
keratomileusis (LASIK) complications. METHODS: Review of literature and the experience of …

Infections following laser in situ keratomileusis: an integration of the published literature

MA Chang, S Jain, DT Azar - Survey of ophthalmology, 2004 - Elsevier
Infections occurring after laser in situ keratomileusis (LASIK) surgery are uncommon, but the
number of reports have steadily increased in recent years. This systematic, comprehensive …

Infectious keratitis after laser in situ keratomileusis: results of an ASCRS survey

R Solomon, ED Donnenfeld, DT Azar… - Journal of Cataract & …, 2003 - Elsevier
To investigate the incidence, culture results, treatment, and visual outcomes of infectious
keratitis after laser in situ keratomileusis (LASIK) worldwide, the Cornea Clinical Committee …

Infectious keratitis after LASIK

CL Karp, SS Tuli, SH Yoo, DT Vroman, EC Alfonso… - Ophthalmology, 2003 - Elsevier
PURPOSE: To report the clinical course, management, and outcomes of culture-proven
infectious keratitis in 15 eyes of 13 subjects after LASIK. DESIGN: Retrospective …

An outbreak of Mycobacterium chelonae infection after LASIK

D Freitas, L Alvarenga, J Sampaio, M Mannis, E Sato… - Ophthalmology, 2003 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: To describe an outbreak of mycobacterial keratitis after laser in situ
keratomileusis (LASIK), including the microbiologic investigation, clinical findings, treatment …

Cluster of Mycobacterium chelonae keratitis cases following laser in-situ keratomileusis

NS Chandra, MF Torres, KL Winthrop… - American journal of …, 2001 - Elsevier
PURPOSE: To describe a cluster of Mycobacterium chelonae keratitis cases involving
patients who underwent laser in-situ keratomileusis (LASIK) at a single refractive surgery …

Curvularia keratitis.

KR Wilhelmus, DB Jones - Transactions of the American …, 2001 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
PURPOSE: To determine the risk factors and clinical signs of Curvularia keratitis and to
evaluate the management and outcome of this corneal phaeohyphomycosis. METHODS …

Infectious keratitis after photorefractive keratectomy

ED Donnenfeld, TP O'Brien, R Solomon, HD Perry… - Ophthalmology, 2003 - Elsevier
PURPOSE: To elucidate risk factors, microbial culture results, and visual outcomes for
infectious keratitis after photorefractive keratectomy (PRK). DESIGN: Multicenter …