Infectious Keratitis

As cornea specialists, we talk a lot about how to get timely referrals of keratoconus patients from optometrists and ophthalmologists who don’t perform cross-linking. But it is also important to recognize our role in transitioning the patient back to the referring doctor. To me, there are three key elements of a successful handoff.

VisiRose, a collaboration between Provectus Biopharmaceuticals and Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, is introducing a therapy for the treatment of infectious keratitis and other eye infections, according to a press release.

Provectus Biopharmaceuticals announced an exclusive worldwide license agreement with the University of Miami for the university’s photodynamic antimicrobial therapy to treat bacterial, fungal and parasitic eye infections.

FRANKFURT, Germany — In this Healio Video Perspective from the ESCRS winter meeting, Farhad Hafezi, MD, PhD, speaks about cross-linking in the treatment of infectious keratitis.

PHILADELPHIA — Symptom severity and socioeconomic factors may contribute to follow-up adherence in patients with infectious keratitis, according to a speaker.

DENVER — Patients with infectious keratitis who underwent penetrating keratoplasty earlier in the course of their infection had better postoperative outcomes compared with those who waited longer before having surgery, according to a study.

In this video from the virtual European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons winter meeting, Jorge L. Alió, MD, PhD, speaks about therapies for irregular corneas.

Green thermal laser adjunctive therapy was used to treat resistant infectious keratitis, according to a study.

LAS VEGAS — Cross-linking may have a role as an alternative to antimicrobial therapy for early infectious keratitis, according to research presented at the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery meeting.

LAS VEGAS — Many cases of Acanthamoeba keratitis are misdiagnosed, a presenter said during Cornea Subspecialty Day at the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery meeting.