Necrotizing scleritis is the most destructive and vision-threatening form of scleritis. Necrotizing scleritis can occur in systemic autoimmune disorders and systemic vasculitis, as …
Microbial keratitis is an infectious disease of the eye, in which the cornea is inflamed. Under severe conditions, keratitis can lead to significant loss of vision and enucleation of the eye …
AN Woreta, HB Kebede, Y Tilahun… - Infection and drug …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Background Eye infections can cause loss or impairment of visual function and can lead to severe impairment. Bacteria are the most common pathogens that affect the structure of the …
Purpose To report the use of tofacitinib in ten patients with scleritis where the traditional immunomodulation was not successful or could not be used. Method A retrospective chart …
D Todokoro, J Hoshino, A Yo, K Makimura, J Hirato… - BMC …, 2018 - Springer
Background Ubiquitous fungi of the Scedosporium apiospermum species complex (SASC) cause various opportunistic infections. Posterior subtenon triamcinolone acetonide (STTA) …
The role of infections in intraocular inflammation is being increasingly recognized across the world. The Asia-Pacific region, being the single largest and most populous geographical …
GJ Oh, A Khalili, KM Hammersmith, PK Nagra… - Cornea, 2024 - journals.lww.com
Purpose: The aims of this study were to describe the clinical course of microbial infectious scleritis and identify factors associated with poor visual outcomes. Methods: Data from 26 …
Background The review focuses on the bacteria associated with the human eye using the dual approach of detecting cultivable bacteria and the total microbiome using next …
MK Shields, JM Furtado, SR Lake, JR Smith - Asia-Pacific Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Scleritis and episcleritis are rare, but potentially sight-threatening forms of syphilis. To provide a full description of this neglected subset of ocular syphilis, we evaluated the …