The incidence of microbial keratitis after refractive surgery is very low; however, cases may be under-reported. Gram-positive bacteria are the main causes of microbial keratitis after refractive ...

Wearing contact lenses the wrong way can harm your eyes. This may lead to infections like microbial keratitis, corneal ulcers ...

Severe keratitis can cause ulcers, damage to the eye and even blindness. The most common type is bacterial keratitis; however ...

This means that certain bacteria have been linked to certain diseases, like Sjogren’s Syndrome or bacterial keratitis. However, whether these bacteria are causing these diseases is still unknown.

The authors examined all 241 papers published listing the causes of microbial keratitis to derive country and regional estimates of annual incidence. In Kenya, Dr Michael Gichangi from the Ministry of ...

One notable study compared PACK-CXL with standard antimicrobial therapy in a randomized trial involving patients with bacterial, fungal, or mixed infectious keratitis. The results indicated that ...

Research on equine ulcerative keratitis has also provided insights into bacterial isolates and resistance patterns. Similar to findings in companion animals, Staphylococcus and Streptococcus ...

The incidence of microbial keratitis after refractive surgery is very low; however, cases may be under-reported. Gram-positive bacteria are the main causes of microbial keratitis after refractive ...