Organic compound found in trees could prevent contact lens eye infections Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli9 Feb 2024 11:30 PM ISTA new study suggests a naturally-occurring material is an effective disinfectant for contact lenses, worn by millions of people worldwide. Microbial...
Polihexanide shows promise for treatment of Acanthamoeba keratitis Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli29 Oct 2023 6:00 PM ISTA drug candidate, based on pioneering UCL and Moorfields Eye Hospital research and currently under development by SIFI S.p.A., has been found to be...
Lateral-flow device alternative standard of care for the point-of-care diagnostics for microbial keratitis Dr Ishan Kataria17 Oct 2023 8:00 PM ISTMicrobial keratitis (MK) is a common cause of unilateral visual impairment, blindness, and eye loss in low-income and middle-income countries. There...
Aspergillus-specific lateral-flow device Effective for Microbial Keratitis Therapy Jacinthlyn Sylvia4 Oct 2023 8:00 PM ISTMicrobial keratitis (MK), a leading cause of vision impairment and blindness in low- and middle-income countries, may soon be easier to diagnose and...
Therapeutic Penetrating Keratoplasty an effective treatment option for Fungal keratitis Niveditha Subramani6 Aug 2023 8:00 PM ISTFungal keratitis (FK) accounts for about 40% to 50% of all microbial keratitis cases. FK is a serious condition that if not properly treated can lead...
Ocular infection by P. glucanolyticus causing Keratitis and Corneal Perforation: Case report Dr Ishan Kataria20 July 2021 9:00 AM ISTPaenibacillus glucanolyticus is a facultative anaerobic, gram-negative, thin, rod-shaped bacteria which is spore forming and included in the genus...
Largest-ever study on children's soft contact lens safety shows low complication rates Hina Zahid31 Dec 2020 7:15 AM ISTSAN RAMON, Calif., - The largest-ever retrospective study of its kind has found very low complication rates in children who wear soft contact lenses,...
