Mycotic or fungal keratitis (FK) is a sight-threatening disease, caused by infection of the
cornea by filamentous fungi or yeasts. In tropical, low and middle-income countries, it …

Purpose To examine the efficacy of adjuvant photoactivated chromophore for infectious
keratitis–corneal cross-linking (PACK-CXL) for the treatment of infectious keratitis (IK) …

Bacterial keratitis continues to be one of the leading causes of corneal blindness in the
developed as well as the developing world, despite swift progress since the dawn of the …

Filamentous fungal infections of the cornea known as filamentous fungal keratitis (FK) are
challenging to treat. Topical natamycin 5% is usually first-line treatment following the results …

Purpose: Photoactivated chromophore for keratitis cross-linking (PACK-CXL) is used as an
adjunct therapy to antibiotic medication in infectious keratitis. This experimental study aimed …

Purpose To evaluate the efficacy of corneal cross-linking (CXL) as adjuvant therapy for the
treatment of fungal ulcerative keratitis. Methods Forty-one patients with fungal ulcerative …

Purpose: To determine whether genipin (a natural crosslinker) could reduce the colonization
and proliferation of bacteria and fungi in an ex vivo model of corneal infection. Methods: This …

Bacterial corneal infections, or bacterial keratitis (BK), are ophthalmic emergencies that
frequently lead to irreversible visual impairment. Though increasingly recognized as a major …

PURPOSE: To examine the clinical characteristics, treatments, and prognosis of all cases of
infectious keratitis resistant to conventional therapy and treated by photo-activated …

Infectious keratitis is a severe infection of the eye, which requires urgent care in order to
prevent permanent complications. Typical cases are usually diagnosed clinically, whereas …