OBJECTIVE
This study included in vivo and ex vivo investigations of patients with early-stage Acanthamoeba keratitis by using new-generation laser confocal microscopy (Heidelberg Retina Tomograph 2… (More)
In two patients with fungal keratitis, direct examination of corneal biopsy specimens showed positive fungal elements, but cultures of biopsy specimens failed to disclose fungal growth. We compared… (More)
Calcofluor and ink-potassium hydroxide preparations identified Fusarium solani, Aspergillus fumigatus, and Candida albicans, the three most common ocular fungal pathogens, in scrapings, biopsy… (More)
PURPOSE
To understand the current state of severe contact lens (CL)-associated microbial keratitis in Japan.
METHOD
The survey was conducted by the Japan Contact Lens Society and the Japanese… (More)
OBJECTIVE
To investigate in vivo corneal changes of keratoneuritis in early stage Acanthamoeba keratitis (AK) using in vivo laser confocal microscopy.
DESIGN
Single-center, prospective, clinical… (More)
In two patients, a 55-year-old man and a 49-year-old man, who had fungal keratitis initially undiagnosed by corneal scrapings the condition was successfully diagnosed by corneal biopsy. We compared… (More)
Two patients, a 48-year-old woman and a 44-year-old man, with fungal keratitis were treated with orally administered ketoconazole, a new antifungal agent. In both cases healing and regression of the… (More)