Abstract:Background: About 40 to 50 percent of all instances of microbial keratitis are caused by fungal keratitis (FK). Untreated FK can lead to corneal damage and endophthalmitis, both of which can lead to irreversible vision loss. Since long-term consequences, including blindness, can be prevented by timely diagnoses and treatment of microbial keratitis, there is no laboratory support for this type of diagnosis. Some experts in the field of ophthalmology have long held that it is possible to discriminate between fun… Show more
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