Early treatment of bilateral fungal keratitis with corneal cross-linking as adjuvant therapy.

Oxf Med Case Reports

Instituto de la Visión Cerro de las Rosas, Sanatorio Allende - Sede Cerro, Córdoba X5009CGE, Argentina.

Published: June 2020

Fungal keratitis is an ocular infection that has no standardized treatment. The etiological agents most frequently reported in the literature are spp., spp., spp. and spp., related to injuries and related to contact lens wear. Here we present a case of bilateral fungal keratitis of a few days of evolution with insufficient response to antifungal pharmacological treatment and with early application of cross-linking in both eyes as an adjuvant therapy. A review of the current status of cross-linking for the treatment of corneal infections is presented.

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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7293138PMC
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