Purpose: To report a case of bilateral acanthamoeba keratitis with recurrence after keratoplasties Case report: Here we report a case with bilateral acanthamoeba keratitis who initially responds to medical treatment, after discontinuation of treatment the disease flared up and not responded to medical therapy so superficial keratectomy was done and medical treatment continued and the ulcer impr...

AIMS/BACKGROUND Deep lamellar keratoplasty (DLK) was performed to restore visual acuity in 120 eyes with corneal stromal opacification. DLK is believed to be an effective treatment in eyes in which endothelial cell function had been preserved, and in which there was no epithelial or stromal oedema. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of this treatment. METHODS The stro...

AIMS Data are presented on the use of deep lamellar keratoplasty (DLK) using lyophilised donor corneal tissue, in the management of patients with keratoconus (KC). METHOD The results of DLK on 44 eyes (42 patients) are reported. The mean patient age was 29.8 years (range 10-56). Mean follow up was 25 months (range 6-100). In seven patients with mental handicap or severe mental illness, the co...

Multifocal stromal infiltrates or "satellite lesions" have been considered a characteristic feature of fungal keratitis. We examined two patients with nontuberculous mycobacterial keratitis who clinically presented with satellite lesions. The keratitis consisted of multifocal stromal infiltrates with indistinct white and fluffy margins. Both patients received topical fortified amikacin therapy ...

Surgical correction of vision is becoming increasingly popular. Laser-assisted in situ keratomileusis (LASIK) is the most popular method of corneal refractive surgery. LASIK is usually limited to adults who have stable refraction. Contraindications include the use of certain medications, conditions that impair healing, abnormal corneal anatomy, and inadequate tearing. Patients who cannot tolera...

Journal of Refractive Surgery Volume 17 May/June 2001 ABSTRACT PURPOSE: To review the etiology, prevention, and management of laser in situ keratomileusis (LASIK) complications. METHODS: Review of literature and the experience of the authors. RESULTS: Careful preoperative screening is critical to prevention of many potential complications of LASIK. Flap complications that occur during surgery a...

ber, similar to fungi. Recently, microsporidia have been phylogenetically shown to be fungi, and their tissue behavior akin to that of fungi would be expected. Our patient had clinical features of herpetic viral endotheliitis at the initial visit, which improved initially with antiviral treatment. There is a possibility that the patient may have had viral keratitis initially and then became sec...

Keratoconus is a bilateral non-inflammatory corneal ectasia with an incidence of approximately one per 2000 in the general population. Contact lenses are the most common treatment. When contact lenses fail, a surgical approach is necessary for visual rehabilitation. Penetrating keratoplasty has been the traditional and most common mode of treatment and has excellent results. 3 However, more rec...

purpose: to report a case of candida glabrata endophthalmitis after deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty methods: interventional case report results: a young male patient presented with asymptomatic white to cream-colored interface deposits two months after deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty. after a while, severe anterior chamber reaction together with decreased visual acuity developed. becaus...