ALLMedicine™ Fungal Keratitis Center

Mar 30th, 2021 - Isorhamnetin is a natural flavonoid with both antimicrobial and anti-inflammatory properties, but its effect on fungal keratitis (FK) remains unknown. The current study aims to investigate the antifungal and anti-inflammatory effects of isorhamnet...

Mar 29th, 2021 - Pythium insidiosum causes a rare sight-threatening keratitis and is a devastating ocular pathology with a high morbidity. It is frequently mistaken as fungal keratitis. Here we highlight a rare case of pediatric Pythium insidiosum keratitis which ...

Mar 1st, 2021 - Fungal keratitis is a severe corneal infection that often results in blindness and eye loss. The disease is most prevalent in tropical and subtropical climates, and infected individuals are frequently young agricultural workers of low socioeconomi...

Feb 26th, 2021 - The significance of the study is that, although conventional culture remains the criterion standard for identifying the causative fungal pathogens, polymerase chain reaction (PCR) may serve as a powerful and high-throughput tool for the early and ...

Feb 2nd, 2021 - To report a novel case of fungal keratitis caused by Biatriospora mackinnonii (Pyrenochaeta mackinnonii), a dematiaceous fungus (black fungus) that rarely causes dermatological infection, in a patient treated for ocular cicatricial pemphigoid. An ...

Mar 30th, 2021 - Isorhamnetin is a natural flavonoid with both antimicrobial and anti-inflammatory properties, but its effect on fungal keratitis (FK) remains unknown. The current study aims to investigate the antifungal and anti-inflammatory effects of isorhamnet...

Mar 29th, 2021 - Pythium insidiosum causes a rare sight-threatening keratitis and is a devastating ocular pathology with a high morbidity. It is frequently mistaken as fungal keratitis. Here we highlight a rare case of pediatric Pythium insidiosum keratitis which ...

Mar 1st, 2021 - Fungal keratitis is a severe corneal infection that often results in blindness and eye loss. The disease is most prevalent in tropical and subtropical climates, and infected individuals are frequently young agricultural workers of low socioeconomi...

Feb 26th, 2021 - The significance of the study is that, although conventional culture remains the criterion standard for identifying the causative fungal pathogens, polymerase chain reaction (PCR) may serve as a powerful and high-throughput tool for the early and ...

Feb 10th, 2021 - NATACYN® (natamycin ophthalmic suspension) 5% is indicated for the treatment of fungal blepharitis, conjunctivitis, and keratitis caused by susceptible organisms including Fusarium solani keratitis. As in other forms of suppurative keratitis, init...

Aug 24th, 2017 - NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Baseline presence of hypopyon and infiltrate depth and size are significant predictors of corneal perforation and/or need for therapeutic penetrating keratoplasty (TPK) in patients with severe fungal keratitis, research...

Jun 27th, 2017 - One expert discusses the importance of improving diagnosis and treatment options for nonresponsive bacterial keratitis. A new oral formulation of itraconazole decreased tumor size in patients with basal cell carcinoma nevus syndrome, according to ...