Dry eye can be caused by a variety of iatrogenic interventions. The increasing number of
patients looking for eye care or cosmetic procedures involving the eyes, together with a …

Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC) disease emerged early in the epidemic of AIDS as
one of the common opportunistic infections afflicting human immunodeficiency virus-infected …

Corneal changes secondary to systemic medications may affect all layers of the cornea.
While corneal deposition is typically not an indication for drug cessation, patients receiving …

Nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) encompass more than 200 species of bacteria. Of
these, only a small number of species are known to cause human disease; most commonly …

This review assesses different clinical aspects of the various known drug-induced corneal
deposits, based on the corneal layer involved (epithelium, stroma and/or endothelium), and …

Schnyder corneal dystrophy (SCD) is a rare corneal dystrophy characterized by abnormally
increased deposition of cholesterol and phospholipids in the cornea leading to progressive …

Introduction: The eye is considered as the most privileged organ because of the blood–
ocular barrier that acts as a barrier to systemically administered xenobiotics. However, there …

Although chemotherapeutic treatment regimens are currently available, and considerable
effort has been lavished on the development of new drugs for the treatment of tuberculosis …

Dear Editor, The continuous introduction of new systemic medications and dosing changes
in current drug regimens has resulted in everincreasing reports of ocular toxicities.[1] We …

OBJETIVO: Determinar a prevalência das alterações oculares em pacientes de hanseníase
ativa ou inativa, acompanhados em serviço de referência. MÉTODOS: O estudo transversal …