[HTML][HTML] Scleritis: Differentiating infectious from non-infectious entities

SI Murthy, S Sabhapandit, S Balamurugan… - Indian Journal of …, 2020 - journals.lww.com
Scleritis is a rare painful ocular disorder, associated with severe ocular pain and tissue
destruction. Although a majority of these cases are immune mediated and at least half of …

Necrotizing scleritis: a review

P Dutta Majumder, S Agarwal, M Shah… - Ocular Immunology …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Necrotizing scleritis is the most destructive and vision-threatening form of scleritis.
Necrotizing scleritis can occur in systemic autoimmune disorders and systemic vasculitis, as …

Alterations in the conjunctival surface bacterial microbiome in bacterial keratitis patients

S Shivaji, R Jayasudha, SK Chakravarthy… - Experimental Eye …, 2021 - Elsevier
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 …

Antibiotic susceptibility pattern and bacterial spectrum among patients with external eye infections at Menelik II Referral Hospital in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

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 …

Tofacitinib in scleritis: a case series

R Pyare, P Dutta Majumder, M Shah… - Ocular Immunology …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
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 …

Scedosporium apiospermum infectious scleritis following posterior subtenon triamcinolone acetonide injection: a case report and literature review

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) …

Recent advances in diagnosis and treatment of infectious uveitis prevalent in Asia-Pacific region

A Patel, A Kelgaonkar, H Kaza, M Tyagi… - The Asia-Pacific …, 2021 - journals.lww.com
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 …

Determinants of Clinical Outcomes After Infectious Scleritis

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 …

Microbes of the human eye: Microbiome, antimicrobial resistance and biofilm formation

K Ranjith, S Sharma, S Shivaji - Experimental Eye Research, 2021 - Elsevier
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 …

[HTML][HTML] Syphilitic scleritis and episcleritis: A review

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 …