Publications by authors named "Andhare Pooja"
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- * Most patients (81.8%) received medical management, with 66.7% being both smear and culture-negative, while 33.3% were only smear-positive, highlighting a correlation between smear positivity and a history of injury.
- * The findings suggest that a high level of clinical suspicion, recognizing causative organisms, and starting empirical therapy with broad-spectrum antibiotics and antifungals can significantly improve patient outcomes, despite varying treatment protocols across different locations and practitioners.
Purpose: Diseases affecting the cornea are a major cause of corneal blindness globally. The pressing issue we are facing today is the lack of diagnostic devices in rural areas to diagnose these conditions. The aim of the study is to establish sensitivity and accuracy of smartphone photography using a smart eye camera (SEC) in ophthalmologic community outreach programs.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPurpose: The purpose of this study was to study the incidence, demographic features, clinical course, profiling, and management of uncommon species of Pseudomonas keratitis (other than Pseudomonas aeruginosa ) at a tertiary eye care center.
Methods: Thirty cases of culture-proven uncommon species of Pseudomonas keratitis between January 2017 and December 2021 were retrospectively studied. The incidence, demographic and clinical profile, predisposing factors, microbial results, treatment, and visual outcomes were analyzed.