Wearing contact lenses overnight and failing to change the case can increase your risk for infectious keratitis by 10-fold, ...

Nanomaterials are improving ophthalmic care by enhancing drug delivery, diagnostic imaging, and tissue regeneration. This ...

Dust storms can pose risks to your eyes, causing a range of problems from mild irritation to serious vision-threatening ...

The researchers utilised the power of light and a dye named Rose Bengal to develop a unique treatment for Acanthamoeba ...

Harrow (Nasdaq: HROW), a leading North American eyecare pharmaceutical company, and Taiwan-based Formosa Pharmaceuticals ('Formosa', 6838.TW), today announced a licensing agreement, whereby Harrow has ...

Nicola Greenfield, of Rendlesham, Suffolk, has been diagnosed with acanthamoeba keratitis, a painful infection of the cornea - the outer layer that protects the eye. The 58-year-old sought help after ...

Infectious keratitis – a leading cause of corneal blindness worldwide – diagnosis could be improved by using artificial intelligence, with deep learning models showing similar levels of accuracy in ...

Infectious keratitis, an inflammation of the cornea, affects millions, particularly in low- and middle-income countries where access to specialist eye care is limited.

Infectious conjunctivitis is much more common, with an estimated incidence of 3 million to 6 million cases per year in the U.S. Infectious keratitis is 100 times less common, with 30,000 to 75,000 ...

Keratitis is painful inflammation of the eye’s clear top layer, the cornea. It can stem from an infection or injury, and it makes vision blurry and the eyes sensitive to light.

Bacterial keratitis is a condition that involves an infection of the cornea. This is the clear dome that covers the iris and pupil of the eye. Bacterial infection of the cornea can lead to ...