Corneal Specialists' Confidence in Identifying Causal Organisms of Microbial Keratitis

Conclusion: In almost half of MK cases, cornea specialists reported lack of confidence in identifying the infection type. Confidence was related to ocular history and circumstances of infection but not by observable signs and symptoms or patient demographics. Tools are needed to assist clinicians with early diagnosis of MK infection type to expedite care and healing.PMID:38078664 | DOI:10.1080/02713683.2023.2288803

Source: Current Eye Research - December 11, 2023 Category: Opthalmology Authors: Eric Sherman Leslie M Niziol Alan Sugar Mercy Pawar Keith D Miller Alexa Thibodeau Linda Kang Maria A Woodward AQUA Research Group Source Type: research