Infectious keratitis is a major global cause of visual impairment and blindness, often affecting
marginalized populations. Proper diagnosis of the causative organism is critical, and …

Acanthamoeba is an opportunistic protozoan that is widely distributed in the environment
and is well recognized to produce serious human infections, including a blinding keratitis …

Contact lens-related complications are common, affecting around one third of wearers,
although most are mild and easily managed. Contact lenses have well-defined anatomical …

The eye is a complex organ consisting of several protective barriers and particular defense
mechanisms. Since this organ is exposed to various infections, genetic disorders, and visual …

Aim: To identify predisposing factors and to define clinical and microbiological
characteristics of bacterial keratitis in current practice. Methods: A retrospective analysis of …

OBJECTIVE: To establish the absolute risk of contact lens (CL)-related microbial keratitis,
the incidence of vision loss and risk factors for disease. DESIGN: A prospective, 12-month …

Contact lenses provide safe and effective vision correction for many Americans. However,
contact lens wearers risk infection if they fail to wear, clean, disinfect, and store their contact …

Background/aims Acanthamoeba keratitis (AK) is a chronic debilitating corneal infection
principally affecting contact lens (CL) users. Studies were designed to test claims that the UK …

Purpose: To establish the risk factors, causative organisms, levels of antibiotic resistance,
patient demographics, clinical presentations, and clinical outcomes of microbial keratitis at a …

ContextFusarium keratitis is a serious corneal infection, most commonly associated with
corneal injury. Beginning in March 2006, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention …