Viral infections are a widespread occurrence, caused by many organisms and often first contracted during childhood. While generally treatable, ocular involvement must be addressed early to avoid ...

Eye Contact Lens. 2013;39(2):158-161. Patient compliance with proper hygiene techniques is critically important for reducing contact lens–related Acanthamoeba spp infection. [2] Perhaps more critical ...

Ventilated patients in the intensive care unit (ICU) often develop exposure keratopathy. This predisposes to the development of bacterial keratitis, which in ICU is often bilateral, with a high risk ...

Acanthamoeba keratitis is an eye infection affecting the cornea. Contact lens users are at high risk of getting infected, though non-contact lens users are also prone to the disease. Acanthamoeba ...

Eye diseases include serious conditions such as glaucoma and macular degeneration, diabetic retinopathy, and cataracts, which often lead to blindness. There are also relatively common diseases that ...

Neurotrophic keratitis, also known as neurotrophic keratopathy (NK), shares many features with other chronic diseases of the ocular surface; the crucial distinguishing characteristic is the alteration ...