Eye Infections - Prevention & control
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Sunday, November 22, 2009

United Kingdom survey of antibiotic prophylaxis practice after publication of the ESCRS Endophthalmitis Study.

30 Mar 2009 The European Society of Cataract & Refractive Surgeons Endophthalmitis Study published preliminary results in 2006 showing a near 5-fold decrease in the rates of postoperative endophthalmitis with the use of intracameral cefuroxime. The study ... 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...

[Evolving intravitreous injection technique]

30 May 2008 The technique of intravitreous injections has been well documented for several years. Recently, a descriptive article on the intravitreous injections procedure was published in the Journal Français d'Ophtalmologie, and the AFSSAPS (French agency for ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Eye Infections - Prevention & control'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• United Kingdom survey of antibiotic prophylaxis practice after publication of the ESCRS Endophthalmitis Study. 30 Mar 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
• Comment on: fogging facemasks. 30 Aug 2008
• [Evolving intravitreous injection technique] 30 May 2008
• Ocular tobramycin-induced bronchospasm in an adult without asthma or atopy. 29 Nov 2007
• Off-label antibiotic preparation. 30 Oct 2007
• Infection control guidelines for optometrists 2007. 30 Oct 2007
• Corneal infection guidelines. 30 Oct 2007
• Patching to prevent postoperative endophthalmitis. 29 Sep 2007
• Safety first. 29 Sep 2007
• Tonometer prism sterilisation: a local and UK national survey. 18 Aug 2007
• Advances in Boston keratoprosthesis: enhancing retention and prevention of infection and inflammation. 30 Dec 2006
• Perioperative prophylaxis for postcataract extraction endophthalmitis. 30 Dec 2006
• Reducing the risk of endophthalmitis following intravitreal injections. 30 Dec 2006
• Safety of prophylactic intracameral moxifloxacin 0.5% ophthalmic solution in cataract surgery patients. 30 Dec 2006
• Orbito-cranial injuries caused by penetrating non-missile foreign bodies. Experience with eighteen patients. 10 Jun 2006
• Prospective randomized controlled trial of the effect of intracameral vancomycin and gentamicin on macular retinal thickness and visual function following cataract surgery. 29 Apr 2006
• Effect of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) on the natural history of ocular manifestations in HIV-infected children. 29 Apr 2006
• Unseen evidence. 20 Apr 2006

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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