A WOMAN was left blind in her right eye after a parasite burrowed into her cornea – simply from wearing contact lenses in the ...

"After she took the bandage off I was completely blind ... AK is most common in people who wear contact lenses, but anyone with a corneal injury is susceptible to developing the infection.

It acts as a biological bandage with the stromal side in contact with the cornea. The polycarbonate ... eye in a similar fashion to a large contact lens. Compared with surgical application of ...

HYDERABAD: This Diwali, watch your health as you enjoy the colourful sparkles in the sky, or the festive fun might leave you ...

Eight eyes had severe corneal involvement. Medical management included intensive topical steroid therapy, oral steroid therapy and immunosuppressant agents. Surgical therapy included tissue adhesive ...

It happens when a parasite that can be found in water invades the eye, damaging the cornea, causing severe pain and ...

Int Ophthalmol Clin. 2013;53(4):1-10. Delayed presentation of corneal trauma or severe injuries may result in corneal perforation and loss of corneal tissue. These injuries are more difficult to ...

A retrospective study explored corneal tomography factors predicting contact lens prescribing habits for keratoconus. Corneal tomography data may predict rigid lens modality in eyes with keratoconus.

Eye care specialists could see artificial intelligence help in diagnosing infectious keratitis (IK), a leading cause of corneal blindness worldwide, as a new study finds that deep learning models ...