Indian Journal of Ophthalmology

SYMPOSIUM
Year
: 2008  |  Volume : 56  |  Issue : 3  |  Page : 203--207

Distinguishing infective versus noninfective keratitis


M Srinivasan, Jeena Mascarenhas, CN Prashanth 
 Department of Cornea and External Eye Diseases, Aravind Eye Hospitals, Madurai - 625 020, Tamil Nadu, India

Correspondence Address:
C N Prashanth
Department of Cornea and External Eye Diseases, Aravind Eye Hospitals, Madurai - 625 020, Tamil Nadu
India

For the purpose of this symposium, the term �DQ�keratitis�DQ� implies suppurative nonviral and viral keratitis. Corneal ulcers have been described in ancient literature. But even today, despite the availability of a wide range of newer antimicrobials and new diagnostic techniques, infective keratitis continues to pose a diagnostic and therapeutic challenge. This article focuses on the key diagnostic clinical features of the most common organisms causing infective keratitis - bacteria, fungi, viruses, nocardia and acanthamoeba - in India. While the clinical features in some cases are fairly straightforward, most cases challenge the clinician. We describe the salient clinical features which can help arrive at a diagnosis to begin appropriate treatment immediately, prior to the laboratory report.


How to cite this article:
Srinivasan M, Mascarenhas J, Prashanth C N. Distinguishing infective versus noninfective keratitis.Indian J Ophthalmol 2008;56:203-207


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Srinivasan M, Mascarenhas J, Prashanth C N. Distinguishing infective versus noninfective keratitis. Indian J Ophthalmol [serial online] 2008 [cited 2024 Mar 29 ];56:203-207
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