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. 2017 Jun 30;7(2):685-693.
doi: 10.3126/nje.v7i2.17975. eCollection 2017 Jun.

Fungal keratitis: study of increasing trend and common determinants

Yogesh Acharya  1 , Bhawana Acharya  2 , Priyanka Karki  3
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Fungal keratitis: study of increasing trend and common determinants

Yogesh Acharya et al. Nepal J Epidemiol. .

Abstract

Fungal keratitis is one of the leading cause of ocular morbidity. Fungal keratitis possesses a clinical challenge due to its slow pathologic process, overlapping features, diagnostic difficulty, and potential complications. Its increasing trend can be attributed to the use of contact lens, non-judiciary corticosteroid, and vegetative trauma. Early diagnosis and treatment is the cornerstone for its effective control. Knowledge of pathological course and clinical characteristics of fungal keratitis will definitely add in early diagnosis and treatment, with reduction in ocular morbidity. This review article explores the risk factor of fungal keratitis, its clinical course and management strategy.

Keywords: Fungal eye Infections; complication; contact lenses; prevalence; risk factor.

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Conflict of interest statement

Conflict of interest: The authors hereby announce that they have no conflict of interest arising from the study.

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Peripheral corneal fungal keratitis in slit-lamp microscopy.
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Fungal keratitis with satellite lesions in slit-lamp microscopy.
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Corneal fungal ulcer with Hypopyon in slit-lamp microscopy.
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Corneal fungal abscess at periphery with infiltration in slit-lamp microscopy.
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