OBJECTIVE To study the incidence and risk factors of the bacteria causing infectious keratitis among patients in Qassim province of Saudi Arabia. METHODS This is a cross sectional study conducted at the Department of Optometry, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Qassim University, Qassim, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia from December 2010 to May 2011. One hundred patients suspected of keratitis wer...

purpose : identifying the predisposing factors of the infectious keratitis results in understanding the underlying mechanisms of its expansion and severity that is essential for initiation of optimal empirical antimicrobial therapy. this study identified main predisposing factors of bacterial keratitis in a sample of iranian population. methods : ninety patients with bacterial keratitis were pr...

Keratitis is an inflammation of the cornea, which has both infectious and non-infectious etiology, among which infectious is more common. Non-infective keratitis may be caused by minor injuries, prolong contact lens usage, hypersensitivity responses, atopic conditions or some autoimmune disorders. Infective keratitis is an infection of the cornea, caused by either bacteria, fungus, virus or pro...

PURPOSE To report the complication of infectious ulcerative keratitis after laser photocoagulation and pars plana vitrectomy (PPV) for retinopathy of prematurity (ROP). METHODS A retrospective chart review of infants treated for ROP with plus disease between 2004 and 2013 at University Hospital, Newark, New Jersey. RESULTS Of the 110 eyes (55 patients) that underwent treatment for ROP, 8 (7...