Sight depends on the passage of light through the transparent cornea and being focused on
the fovea. Its exposed position renders it vulnerable to microbial infection. The cornea has …

The packaging of chromatin into the nucleus of a eukaryotic cell requires an extraordinary
degree of compaction and physical organization. In recent years, it has been shown that this …

Background/aims To examine the incidence, causative microorganisms and in vitro
antimicrobial susceptibility and resistance profiles of infectious keratitis (IK) in Nottingham …

Background/Aim: To examine the risk factors, clinical characteristics, outcomes, and
prognostic factors of bacterial keratitis (BK) in Nottingham, UK. Methods: This was a …

Purpose: To identify the risk factors, causative organisms, antimicrobial susceptibility and
outcomes of microbial keratitis in a large county hospital in Houston, Texas. Design: Case …

Purpose.: To develop a stable antimicrobial contact lens, which is effective against the
International Organization for Standardization (ISO) panel microorganisms, Acanthamoeba …

Purpose In vivo data indicate that mouse corneas exposed to PM10 showed early
perforation and thinning after infection with Pseudomonas aeruginosa. To understand the …

Purpose: Microbial keratitis (MK) is a major cause of corneal blindness worldwide.
Variations in season and temperature can affect MK incidence due to specific causative …

Pseudomonas aeruginosa (PA) is the leading cause of corneal blindness worldwide. A
constant increase in multi-drug resistant PA strains have heightened the challenge of …

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to compare conventional diagnostic culture (CDC) to
16S ribosomal RNA polymerase chain reaction (PCR) analysis for diagnosing bacterial …