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Randomized Controlled Trial
. 2014 Jun;121(6):1310-1.
doi: 10.1016/j.ophtha.2013.12.041. Epub 2014 Mar 5.

Visual recovery in treated bacterial keratitis

Muthiah Srinivasan  1 , Jeena Mascarenhas  1 , Revathi Rajaraman  2 , Meenakshi Ravindran  3 , Prajna Lalitha  4 , Kathryn J Ray  5 , Michael E Zegans  6 , Nisha R Acharya  7 , Thomas M Lietman  8 , Jeremy D Keenan  7 ; Steroids for Corneal Ulcers Trial Group
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Randomized Controlled Trial

Visual recovery in treated bacterial keratitis

Muthiah Srinivasan et al. Ophthalmology. 2014 Jun.

Abstract

Bacterial keratitis is a leading cause of visual impairment worldwide. However, the natural history of treated bacterial keratitis has not been well characterized. We performed a secondary analysis of the Steroids for Corneal Ulcers Trial (SCUT; clinicaltrials.gov #NCT00324168) to better characterize the rate of visual acuity improvement after successful antimicrobial treatment.

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Conflict of interest: No conflicting relationship exists for any author.

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