Do not try to burst styes—this could spread the infection. Keratitis is the inflammation of the cornea, the transparent part of the eye that light passes through. The cornea is part of the eye's ...

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

Herpes stromal keratitis (HSK) is a potentially blinding disease caused by herpes simplex virus corneal infection ... foreign objects from entering the eye. To properly serve its visual function ...

Changing to dailies is worth considering: One study found that people who wear reusable contact lenses are about four times more at risk of developing acanthamoeba keratitis, a rare eye infection ...

Lead researcher Lottie Brown from the University of Manchester today publishes the first estimation of global fungal keratitis figures in Lancet Infectious Diseases. Infection of the transparent ...

While being treated, he would need a thorough exam of his eye by an ophthalmologist to rule out herpes keratitis. In this case, the eye exam showed only mild inflammation of the conjunctiva with ...

Ointments have the advantage of increased dwell time in the eye, but often patients and parents ... the other has been demonstrated. Microbial keratitis is usually treated as it is for adults ...

Many eye infections are caused by multi-drug-resistant ... for patients at risk of vision loss from severe infectious keratitis,” said Dominic Rodrigues, acting CEO of VisiRose.