Eye Infections - Etiology
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Monday, November 23, 2009

Signs, symptoms, and comorbidities in contact lens-related microbial keratitis.

29 Jun 2009 PURPOSE: The aim of this study was to characterize the clinical signs, symptoms, and ocular and systemic comorbidities in a large case series of contact lens-related microbial keratitis. METHODS: Two hundred ninety-seven cases of contact ... Read more...

Infectious endophthalmitis after intravitreal injection of antiangiogenic agents.

29 Apr 2009 PURPOSE: To evaluate the rate of infectious endophthalmitis associated with intravitreal injection of bevacizumab, ranibizumab, and pegaptanib sodium. METHODS: A retrospective review of patients who received intravitreal injections of bevacizumab, ... Read more...

Best practice contact lens care: a review of the Asia Pacific Contact Lens Care Summit.

27 Feb 2009 Contact lens hygiene has long been recognised as key to the prevention of contact-lens associated infection and inflammation. Microbial keratitis (MK) is the only serious and potentially sight-threatening contact lens adverse event. International ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Eye Infections - Etiology'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Signs, symptoms, and comorbidities in contact lens-related microbial keratitis. 29 Jun 2009
• Infections following organ transplantation. 30 May 2009
• Infectious endophthalmitis after intravitreal injection of antiangiogenic agents. 29 Apr 2009
• Post-cataract endophthalmitis: can we do better? 30 Mar 2009
• Best practice contact lens care: a review of the Asia Pacific Contact Lens Care Summit. 27 Feb 2009
• Orbital wall infarction versus infection in sickle cell disease. 30 Jan 2009
• Risk factors for acute endophthalmitis after cataract surgery: a population-based study. 14 Dec 2008
• The more things change, the more they stay the same. 30 Oct 2008
• Distinguishing between infectious and noninfectious endophthalmitis after intravitreal triamcinolone injection. 30 Aug 2008
• Intraocular inflammation: its causes and investigations. 29 Jun 2008
• [Evolving intravitreous injection technique] 30 May 2008
• Endophthalmitis associated with intravitreal anti-vascular endothelial growth factor therapy injections in an office setting. 8 Mar 2008
• Short-term complications of intravitreal injections of triamcinolone and bevacizumab. 20 Feb 2008
• [DNA microarray for ophthalmic research-- basic and clinical research] 30 Jan 2008
• Recent pattern of contact lens-related keratitis in Hong Kong. 30 Oct 2007
• Microbial keratitis and the role of rub and rinsing. 30 Oct 2007
• An early assessment of silicone hydrogel safety: pearls and pitfalls, and current status. 30 Oct 2007
• Studies of contact lens-related microbial keratitis in Australia and New Zealand: new learnings. 30 Oct 2007
• Keeping an eye on infectious keratitis. 30 Oct 2007
• Corneal infection guidelines. 30 Oct 2007

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Technical information about 'Eye Infections'

Definition: Infection, moderate to severe, caused by bacteria, fungi, or viruses, which occurs either on the external surface of the eye or intraocularly with probable inflammation, visual impairment, or blindness.

Descriptor UI: D015817

Alternative terms: Eye Infections; Eye Infection; Infection, Eye; Infections, Eye; Ocular Infections; Infection, Ocular; Infections, Ocular; Ocular Infection;

Allowable Qualifiers: blood; cerebrospinal fluid; chemically induced; classification; complications; congenital; diagnosis; diet therapy; drug therapy; economics; embryology; enzymology; ethnology; etiology; genetics; history; immunology; metabolism; microbiology; mortality; nursing; epidemiology; parasitology; pathology; physiopathology; prevention & control; psychology; radiography; radionuclide imaging; radiotherapy; rehabilitation; surgery; therapy; transmission; urine; veterinary; ultrasonography; virology;

Tree Number: C01.539.375; C11.294;

History Note: 90

Technical Notes: coord IM with specific infect dis (IM); DF: EYE INFECT