Blueberry eye: acquired total anterior staphyloma after a fungal corneal ulcer.

Purposes: The purposes of this study were to report the presentation and management of an acquired total anterior staphyloma that resulted from a fungal corneal ulcer and to discuss its pathogenesis.

Methods: Observational case report. Clinical observation and surgical intervention of a patient who developed a total anterior staphyloma after a partially treated fungal corneal ulcer.

Shewanella putrefaciens keratitis in the lamellar bed 6 years after LASIK.

Purpose: To present a case of infectious keratitis occurring 6 years after LASIK due to the rare human pathogen Shewanella putrefaciens.

Methods: A 58-year-old man presented with redness and pain in the right eye 6 years following LASIK retreatment. Examination revealed a corneal infiltrate at the flap interface.

Science and strategy for preventing and managing corneal ulceration.

ABSTRACT Corneal ulcers can cause significant loss of vision from scarring and astigmatism, but rapid management can limit the destruction and improve outcomes. Infectious ulcers usually resolve with antimicrobial treatment. Noninfectious ulcers, however, present a diagnostic and therapeutic challenge.

Effects of n-hexadecane and PM-100 clay on trichloroethylene degradation by Burkholderia cepacia.

Trichloroethylene (TCE) is a non-flammable, volatile organochlorine compound which was a widely used degreasing agent, anesthetic, and coolant prior to 1960, but has since been placed on the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) list of priority pollutants. The inadequate disposal practices for TCE have created numerous TCE-contaminated superfund sites. The most commonly employed practice for remediating TCE-contaminated sites is to purge the contaminant from the source and trap it onto an adsorbent which is disposed of in a landfill or by incineration.