When allergy cases progress:

Mild → serious

Conjunctivitis
⬇
Inflammation
⬇
Keratitis / Ulceration

Early support matters.

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Diagnostic assay shows potential for culture-negative fungal keratitis Researchers have developed a CRISPR assay that has shown good accuracy for diagnosing fungal keratitis in patients with negative smear and culture results.

#MedNews - Researchers have developed a #CRISPR assay that has shown good accuracy for diagnosing fungal #keratitis in patients with negative smear and culture results.

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A rare diagnosis in young eyes: clinical insights from a pediatric cohort with Thygeson’s superficial punctate keratitis Thygeson superficial punctate keratitis (TSPK) is a rare, chronic epithelial keratitis first described in 1961,1 characterized by recurrent exacerbations of punctate epithelial lesions, typically bila...

Thygeson superficial punctate keratitis (TSPK) is a rare, chronic epithelial keratitis. This study aims to characterize pediatric TSPK by assessing demographics, disease evolution, and treatment options.

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#Ophthalmology #Cornea #Keratitis

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📣 #PhD thesis now live in Research Online!

Exploration of the diversity present among Acanthamoeba spp. causing Acanthamoeba keratitis in UK patients/Childs Hunt, R

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#amoeba #keratitis

Post-LASIK infectious #keratitis may have an early or delayed onset. Early: within 1st 2wks by MRSA/strep. Late-onset: 3rd wk to 3months: by fungi and atypical mycobacteria

Contactlensdragers lopen risico: meer over Acanthamoeba-keratitis In het kort Acanthamoeba-keratitis is een zeldzame maar ernstige ooginfectie die wordt veroorzaakt door de parasiet Acanthamoeba, die vaak in water en grond voorkomt. Contactlensdragers zijn extra gevoelig omdat de parasiet zich aan de lenzen kan hechten en zich in het hoornvlies kan nestelen als er microscopisch kleine krasjes zijn. Vroegtijdige opsporing is essentieel Vroegtijdige […] The post Contactlensdragers lopen risico: meer over Acanthamoeba-keratitis appeared first on Newsmonkey.

Contactlensdragers lopen risico: meer over Acanthamoeba-keratitis #Acanthamoeba #contactlenzen #ooggezondheid #keratitis #ooginfectie

No benefit to adding steroids and cross-linking to antibiotics for bacterial keratitis Adjunctive use of topical corticosteroids with or without corneal cross-linking has no added benefit compared with topical antibiotics alone for patients with bacterial keratitis.

#MedNews - Adjunctive use of topical #corticosteroids with or without corneal cross-linking has no added benefit compared with topical #antibiotics alone for patients with bacterial #keratitis.

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#hsv #keratitis treatment
Oral acyclovir (400 mg five times daily), or
valacyclovir (500 mg three times daily) can be used
Stop 1week post healing of the lesions

#HSV #keratitis tx depends upon whether episode caused by active viral replication (epithelial herpes simplex keratitis) or immune response to past infection (stromal keratitis or endotheliitis).
-Topical glucocorticoids should not be used when active HSV epithelial dz is present

#HSV #keratitis classified in 4 categories:
infectious epithelial keratitis,
stromal keratitis,
endotheliitis,
neurotrophic keratopathy

Epithelial disease is most common, manifested as dendritic lesions or geographic ulcerations of the cornea

#Keratitis (corneal infection & inflammation) by #HSV major cause of blindness from corneal scarring & opacity worldwide.
-Most ocular dz represent HSV reactivation rather than primary infection.
-Corneal dz from active infection, inflammation & immune reaction to past infection

https://coreem.net/core/herpes-keratitis/

#herpes #keratitis #HSV fluorescent dendritic pattern t.co/zmUyHMNKge

#Acanthamoeba #keratitis and #contactlenses: A personal story #parasites #eyeinfection #podcast
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A case of Corynebacterium propinquum microbial keratitis after amniotic membrane transplantation Amniotic membrane transplantation is relatively safe but careful management, particularly regarding use of steroid eye drops, is crucial to prevent complications. In this unusual case,…

#MedCase - Amniotic membrane transplantation is relatively safe but careful management, particularly regarding use of steroid eye drops, is crucial to prevent complications.

In this unusual case, C. propinquum caused #keratitis.

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#EyeSurgery #EyeMed

Acanthamoeba Keratitis Management and Prognostic Factors: A Systematic Review Background/Objectives: The aim of this study was to review the therapeutic and prognostic factors influencing Acanthamoeba Keratitis (AK) management. Methods: A systematic search was performed across ...

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Notes from the Field: Acanthamoeba Keratitis Cases ... In 2015, the University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics diagnosed 15 new Acanthamoeba keratitis cases.

www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes... Contact lens wearers exposed to any water source are at highest risk for developing #acanthamoeba #keratitis: can lead to blindness. Incidence in US one to two new cases per 1 million contact lens wearers annually

#Acanthamoeba #keratitis is a rare, chronic, mainly contact lens-related infection caused by a free-living amoeba found ubiquitously in water and soil. Characteristic ring infiltrate.

Atlas Entry - Acanthamoeba keratitis Acanthamoeba keratitis may be limited to the epithelium in its early stages, resulting in epithelial dendrites and punctate epitheliopathy. Later stromal involvement classically results in a partial o...

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@APAO-AIOS2025 come and learn about #keratitis which afflicts many patients with poor #vision