Corneal opacity is the 5th leading cause of blindness and visual impairment globally,
affecting~ 6 million of the world population. In addition, it is responsible for 1.5–2.0 million …

Microbial keratitis is a potentially blinding condition that must be treated emergently to
preserve vision. Although long recognized as a significant cause of corneal blindness, our …

Infectious keratitis is a rare but potentially severe sight-threatening disease, associated with
considerable societal burden, cost and morbidity. This review summarises the most recent …

Purpose To survey the demographics, risk factors, microbiology, and outcomes for infectious
keratitis in Asia. Design Prospective, nonrandomized clinical study. Methods Thirteen study …

Globally, infectious keratitis is the fifth leading cause of blindness. The main predisposing
factors include contact lens wear, ocular injury and ocular surface disease. Staphylococcus …

Corneal blindness is a major public health problem in India and infections constitute the
most predominant cause. Infectious keratitis has for long been the Achille'heel of most …

Background The baseline data pertaining to the national epidemiological survey of
infectious keratitis remain scarce in China, and currently there is no corneal blindness …

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

Objective To understand the prevalence and demographic characteristics of infectious
keratitis and infectious corneal blindness. Methods A multi-center, population-based cross …

Microbial keratitis (MK) is a corneal condition that encompasses several different pathogens
and etiologies. While contact lens associated MK is most often associated with bacterial …