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 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 …

Infectious keratitis is a significant cause of corneal blindness worldwide. Although less
prevalent in the developed world, cases of fungal keratitis account for almost half of all …

Fungal keratitis is one of the most common blindness-causing diseases, but clinical
antifungal treatment remains a challenge. The fungal cell wall and biofilm matrix which …

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 …

Bacterial keratitis is a common corneal infection that is treated with topical antimicrobials. By
the time of presentation there may already be severe visual loss from corneal ulceration and …

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 …

Purpose To evaluate the microbiota of culture negative Corneal Impression Membrane
(CIM) microbial keratitis samples with the use of shotgun metagenomics analysis. Methods …

Purpose: To ascertain the frequency of coinfections in Acanthamoeba keratitis, the nature of
copathogens involved, and to analyze the implications in the context of current research on …

Bacterial keratitis (BK) is a principal factor contributing to corneal ulcers and ocular
complications, and has become a significant killer of global vision health. Traditional …