The main infections of concern are orbital cellulitis, endophthalmitis and infectious keratitis. In orbital cellulitis, the tissues around the eye become infected, inflamed and swollen.

Even though microbial keratitis is a preventable cause of blindness, it's a complex infection to treat, and many patients have lasting vision impairment. Previous studies have identified several ...

Swimming or showering while wearing contact lenses can raise a person’s risk of developing Acanthamoeba keratitis, a rare but serious eye infection. Since contact lens wearers are at a higher ...

The condition, called Acanthamoeba keratitis, is rare in the U.S., but ... She says she wants to spread awareness about the rare eye infection. “I’ve been going to the eye doctor since I ...

Christina Prescott, MD, talks about the rate of recurrence of stromal keratitis in the Zoster Eye Disease Study, both in the placebo and in the treatment group.

Eye infections are common and can stem from bacteria ... EKC can take weeks to resolve," said Dr Meikandasivam. Keratitis is the inflammation or infection of the cornea and can be caused by ...

The condition, called Acanthamoeba keratitis, is rare in the U.S., but ... She says she wants to spread awareness about the rare eye infection. “I’ve been going to the eye doctor since I ...

or following a severe corneal infection. If you have pain after an eye injection, injury or surgery that feels increasingly worse, seek medical attention immediately. Keratitis happens when the ...

What factors affect treatment for microbial keratitis? The majority of infections in the U.S. are usually treated with antibiotic eye drops. In our study, we found that if a patient had reduced ...