Epidemiology of Bacterial Keratitis in Lumbini Eye Institute

Epidemiology of Fungal Keratitis

Fungal keratitis is a fungal infection of the cornea. It primarily affects the corneal epithelium and stroma, although the endothelium and anterior chamber of the eye may get involved in more severe disease. Fungal keratitis remains a diagnostic and therapeutic problem for ophthalmic clinicians because these fungal infections of the cornea frequently result in corneal melting, visual impairment...

Epidemiology of Herpes Simplex Keratitis.

Considerable information has been accumulated concerning the herpes virus and its relationship to man, its natural host (Table VI). It is evident that to control the diseases produced, by the virus it is essential that some means be found not only to control the acute manifestations but also to eliminate the harbored virus from the readily available supply in the numerous ubiquitous carriers. A...

Novel Approaches in Bacterial Keratitis

Spectrum of Bacterial Keratitis at a Tertiary Eye Care Centre in India

AIM To report the aetiological spectrum and susceptibility patterns of bacteria isolated from patients with corneal ulceration. METHOD The microbiological data of all patients with suspected infectious corneal ulceration who presented to the ocular microbiology service at this centre between 2005 and 2012 were reviewed retrospectively. RESULT Microorganisms were recovered from 1665 (77%) of...

Animal Models of Bacterial Keratitis

Bacterial keratitis is a disease of the cornea characterized by pain, redness, inflammation, and opacity. Common causes of this disease are Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Staphylococcus aureus. Animal models of keratitis have been used to elucidate both the bacterial factors and the host inflammatory response involved in the disease. Reviewed herein are animal models of bacterial keratitis and some...