TY - JOUR A1 - Maharana, Prafulla A1 - Sharma, Namrata A1 - Nagpal, Ritu A1 - Jhanji, Vishal A1 - Das, Sujata A1 - Vajpayee, Rasik T1 - Recent advances in diagnosis and management of Mycotic Keratitis Y1 - 2016/5/1 JF - Indian Journal of Ophthalmology JO - Indian J Ophthalmol SP - 346 EP - 357 VL - 64 IS - 5 UR - https://journals.lww.com/ijo/pages/default.aspx/article.asp?issn=0301-4738;year=2016;volume=64;issue=5;spage=346;epage=357;aulast=Maharana DO - 10.4103/0301-4738.185592 N2 - Mycotic keratitis is a major cause of corneal blindness, especially in tropical and subtropical countries. The prognosis is markedly worse compared to bacterial keratitis. Delayed diagnosis and scarcity of effective antifungal agents are the major factors for poor outcome. Over the last decade, considerable progress has been made to rapidly diagnose cases with mycotic keratitis and increase the efficacy of treatment. This review article discusses the recent advances in diagnosis and management of mycotic keratitis with a brief discussion on rare and emerging organisms. A MEDLINE search was carried out for articles in English language, with the keywords, mycotic keratitis, fungal keratitis, emerging or atypical fungal pathogens in mycotic keratitis, investigations in mycotic keratitis, polymerase chain reaction in mycotic keratitis, confocal microscopy, treatment of mycotic keratitis, newer therapy for mycotic keratitis. All relevant articles were included in this review. Considering the limited studies available on newer diagnostic and therapeutic modalities in mycotic keratitis, case series as well as case reports were also included if felt important. ER -