A cervical cancer drug may elevate the risk of developing ocular surface disease, such as conjunctival scarring and infectious keratitis.

Wearing contact lenses the wrong way can harm your eyes. This may lead to infections like microbial keratitis, corneal ulcers ...

When managing an irritated cornea, choosing among fortified antibiotics, oral antivirals, anti-inflammatories or combination ...

It has been predicted by the American Academy of Ophthalmology that over the next 30 years, there will be a sharp rise in ...

Years ago, a young patient's mother told Emily McCourt, MD, associate professor of ophthalmology at the University of ...

Methods: This was a prospective case series of seven eyes with fungal keratitis with anterior chamber involvement or a corneal ulcer refractory to conventional topical treatment. In addition to ...

Without proper treatment, tooth infections can spread to other areas of the body, leading to serious and potentially life threatening complications. A tooth infection, or a tooth abscess ...

Medically reviewed by Christine L. Larsen, MD Eye crust forms when mucus, oils, and debris accumulate, often during sleep.

Pink eye is also known as conjunctivitis in some circles. Pink eye is almost always caused by an infection that is viral. Viruses are the most common cause. Likewise, it could be caused by a fungal ...

Kenneth Perry, MD, an emergency physician in South Carolina, said his hospital has recently seen an uptick in emergency department visits tied to these infections. "From cough to nasal congestion ...

Fungal infections, such as athlete’s foot and ringworm, occur when one type of fungal microbe becomes too prevalent in one area of the body so that the immune system cannot defeat it.