Keratitis

Lam DS, Houang E, Fan DS, et al. Hong Kong Microbial Keratitis Study Group. Incidence and risk factors for microbial keratitis in Hong Kong: comparison with Europe and North America. Eye. 2002 Sep;16(5):608-18.Full text  Abstract

Toshida H, Kogure N, Inoue N, et al. Trends in microbial keratitis in Japan. Eye Contact Lens. 2007 Mar;33(2):70-3. Abstract

Srinivasan M, Mascarenhas J, Rajaraman R, et al; Steroids for Corneal Ulcers Trial Group. Corticosteroids for bacterial keratitis: the Steroids for Corneal Ulcers Trial (SCUT). Arch Ophthalmol. 2012 Feb;130(2):143-50.Full text  Abstract

Wilhelmus KR. Antiviral treatment and other therapeutic interventions for herpes simplex virus epithelial keratitis. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2015 Jan 9;(1):CD002898.Full text  Abstract

Kaufman HE, Haw WH. Ganciclovir ophthalmic gel 0.15%: safety and efficacy of a new treatment for herpes simplex keratitis. Curr Eye Res. 2012 Jul;37(7):654-60. Abstract

Guess S, Stone DU, Chodosh J, et al. Evidence-based treatment of herpes simplex virus keratitis: a systematic review. Ocul Surf. 2007 Jul;5(3):240-50. Abstract

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2. Sharma S. Keratitis. Biosci Rep. 2001 Aug;21(4):419-44. Abstract

3. Erie JC, Nevitt MP, Hodge DO, et al. Incidence of ulcerative keratitis in a defined population from 1950 through 1988. Arch Ophthalmol. 1993 Dec;111(12):1665-71. Abstract

4. Lam DS, Houang E, Fan DS, et al. Hong Kong Microbial Keratitis Study Group. Incidence and risk factors for microbial keratitis in Hong Kong: comparison with Europe and North America. Eye. 2002 Sep;16(5):608-18.Full text  Abstract

5. Basak SK, Basak S, Mohanta A, et al. Epidemiological and microbiological diagnosis of suppurative keratitis in gangetic West Bengal, Eastern India. Indian J Ophthalmol. 2005 Mar;53(1):17-22. Abstract

6. Kinota S, Wong KW, Biswas J, et al. Changing patterns of infectious keratitis: overview of clinical and histopathologic features of keratitis due to Acanthamoeba or atypical Mycobacteria, and of infectious crystalline keratopathy. Indian J Ophthalmol. 1993 Apr;41(1):3-14.Full text  Abstract

7. Toshida H, Kogure N, Inoue N, et al. Trends in microbial keratitis in Japan. Eye Contact Lens. 2007 Mar;33(2):70-3. Abstract

8. Upadhyay MP, Karmacharya PC, Koirala S, et al. The Bhaktapur eye study: ocular trauma and antibiotic prophylaxis for the prevention of corneal ulceration in Nepal. Br J Ophthalmol. 2001 Apr;85(4):388-92. Abstract

9. Bharathi MJ, Ramakrishnan R, Vasu S, et al. Aetiological diagnosis of microbial keratitis in South India: a study of 1618 cases. Indian J Med Microbiol. 2002 Jan-Mar;20(1):19-24.Full text  Abstract

10. McKibbin M, Isaacs JD, Morrell AJ. Incidence of corneal melting in association with systemic disease in the Yorkshire Region, 1995-7. Br J Ophthalmol. 1999 Aug;83(8):941-3.Full text  Abstract

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12. Agrawal V, Biswas J, Madhavan HN, et al. Current perspectives in infectious keratitis. Indian J Ophthalmol. 1994 Dec;42(4):171-92.Full text  Abstract

13. Dana MR, Qian Y, Hamrah P. Twenty-five-year panorama of corneal immunology: emerging concepts in the immunopathogenesis of microbial keratitis, peripheral ulcerative keratitis, and corneal transplant rejection. Cornea. 2000 Sep;19(5):625-43. Abstract

14. Mondino BJ. Inflammatory diseases of the peripheral cornea. Ophthalmology. 1988 Apr;95(4):463-72. Abstract

15. Thebpatiphat N, Hammersmith KM, Rocha FN, et al. Acanthamoeba keratitis: a parasite on the rise. Cornea. 2007 Jul;26(6):701-6. Abstract

16. Keay L, Edwards K, Naduvilath T, et al. Microbial keratitis predisposing factors and morbidity. Ophthalmology. 2006 Jan;113(1):109-16. Abstract

17. Tauber J, Sainz de la Maza M, Hoang-Xuan T, et al. An analysis of therapeutic decision making regarding immunosuppressive chemotherapy for peripheral ulcerative keratitis. Cornea. 1990 Jan;9(1):66-73. Abstract

18. Austin A, Lietman T, Rose-Nussbaumer J. Update on the management of infectious keratitis. Ophthalmology. 2017 Nov;124(11):1678-89.Full text  Abstract

19. Lin A, Rhee MK, Akpek EK, et al. Bacterial keratitis preferred practice pattern. Ophthalmology. 2019 Jan;126(1):P1-P55.Full text  Abstract

20. American Academy of Ophthalmology; White ML, Chodosh J. Herpes simplex virus keratitis: a treatment guideline. Jun 2014 [internet publication].Full text

21. American Academy of Ophthalmology. Fungal keratitis - Asia Pacific. Oct 2016 [internet publication].Full text

22. Herretes S, Wang X, Reyes JM. Topical corticosteroids as adjunctive therapy for bacterial keratitis. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2014 Oct 16;(10):CD005430.Full text  Abstract

23. Srinivasan M, Mascarenhas J, Rajaraman R, et al; Steroids for Corneal Ulcers Trial Group. Corticosteroids for bacterial keratitis: the Steroids for Corneal Ulcers Trial (SCUT). Arch Ophthalmol. 2012 Feb;130(2):143-50.Full text  Abstract

24. Lalitha P, Srinivasan M, Rajaraman R, et al. Nocardia keratitis: clinical course and effect of corticosteroids. Am J Ophthalmol. 2012 Dec;154(6):934-9. Abstract

25. Garg P, Vazirani J. Can we apply the results of the Steroid Corneal Ulcer Trial to Nocardia infections of the cornea? Expert Rev Ophthalmol. 2013;8:41-4.

26. The Ofloxacin Study Group. Ofloxacin monotherapy for the primary treatment of microbial keratitis: a double-masked, randomized, controlled trial with conventional dual therapy. Ophthalmology. 1997 Nov;104(11):1902-9. Abstract

27. Panda A, Ahuja R, Sastry SS. Comparison of topical 0.3% ofloxacin with fortified tobramycin plus cefazolin in the treatment of bacterial keratitis. Eye. 1999 Dec;13 (Pt 6):744-7. Abstract

28. Hanet MS, Jamart J, Chaves AP. Fluoroquinolones or fortified antibiotics for treating bacterial keratitis: systematic review and meta-analysis of comparative studies. Can J Ophthalmol. 2012 Dec;47(6):493-9. Abstract

29. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Gonococcal infections: gonococcal infections in adolescents and adults. 2015 sexually transmitted diseases treatment guidelines. 2015 [internet publication].Full text

30. Wilhelmus KR. Antiviral treatment and other therapeutic interventions for herpes simplex virus epithelial keratitis. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2015 Jan 9;(1):CD002898.Full text  Abstract

31. Kaufman HE, Haw WH. Ganciclovir ophthalmic gel 0.15%: safety and efficacy of a new treatment for herpes simplex keratitis. Curr Eye Res. 2012 Jul;37(7):654-60. Abstract

32. Barron BA, Gee L, Hauck WW, et al. Herpetic Eye Disease Study. A controlled trial of oral acyclovir for herpes simplex stromal keratitis. Ophthalmology. 1994 Dec;101(12):1871-82. Abstract

33. Guess S, Stone DU, Chodosh J, et al. Evidence-based treatment of herpes simplex virus keratitis: a systematic review. Ocul Surf. 2007 Jul;5(3):240-50. Abstract

34. FlorCruz NV, Evans JR. Medical interventions for fungal keratitis. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2015 Apr 9;(4):CD004241.Full text  Abstract

35. Hariprasad SM, Mieler WF, Lin TK, et al. Voriconazole in the treatment of fungal eye infections: a review of current literature. Br J Ophthalmol. 2008 Jul;92(7):871-8. Abstract

36. Alkharashi M, Lindsley K, Law HA, et al. Medical interventions for acanthamoeba keratitis. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2015 Feb 24;(2):CD010792.Full text  Abstract

37. Tu EY, Joslin CE, Shoff ME. Successful treatment of chronic stromal acanthamoeba keratitis with oral voriconazole monotherapy. Cornea. 2010 Sep;29(9):1066-8.Full text  Abstract

38. Cardine S, Bourcier T, Chaumeil C, et al. Clinical management and prognosis in Acanthamoeba keratitis: a retrospective study of 25 cases [in French]. J Fr Ophtalmol. 2002 Dec;25(10):1007-13. Abstract

39. Bang S, Edell E, Eghrari AO, et al. Treatment with voriconazole in 3 eyes with resistant Acanthamoeba keratitis. Am J Ophthalmol. 2010 Jan;149(1):66-9. Abstract

40. National Institute for Health and Care Excellence. Cenegermin for treating neurotrophic keratitis. Jul 2018 [internet publication].Full text

41. Papaioannou L, Miligkos M, Papathanassiou M. Corneal collagen cross-linking for infectious keratitis: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Cornea. 2016 Jan;35(1):62-71. Abstract

42. Ti SE, Scott JA, Janardhanan P, et al. Therapeutic keratoplasty for advanced suppurative keratitis. Am J Ophthalmol. 2007 May;143(5):755-62. Abstract

43. Iyer SA, Tuli SS, Wagoner RC. Fungal keratitis: emerging trends and treatment outcomes. Eye Contact Lens. 2006 Dec;32(6):267-71. Abstract

44. Labetoulle M, Auquier P, Conrad H, et al. Incidence of herpes simplex virus keratitis in France. Ophthalmology. 2005 May;112(5):888-95. Abstract

45. Branco BC, Gaudio PA, Margolis TP. Epidemiology and molecular analysis of herpes simplex keratitis requiring primary penetrating keratoplasty. Br J Ophthalmol. 2004 Oct;88(10):1285-8. Abstract

46. Bhatt UK, Abdul Karim MN, Prydal JI, et al. Oral antivirals for preventing recurrent herpes simplex keratitis in people with corneal grafts. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2016 Nov 30;(11):CD007824.Full text  Abstract