Jove
Visualize
Contact Us
JoVE
x logofacebook logolinkedin logoyoutube logo
ABOUT JoVE
OverviewLeadershipBlogJoVE Help Center
AUTHORS
Publishing ProcessEditorial BoardScope & PoliciesPeer ReviewFAQSubmit
LIBRARIANS
TestimonialsSubscriptionsAccessResourcesLibrary Advisory BoardFAQ
RESEARCH
JoVE JournalMethods CollectionsJoVE Encyclopedia of ExperimentsArchive
EDUCATION
JoVE CoreJoVE BusinessJoVE Science EducationJoVE Lab ManualFaculty Resource CenterFaculty Site
Terms & Conditions of Use
Privacy Policy
Policies

Related Experiment Videos

Keratitis.

S Sharma1

  • 1Jhaveri Microbiology Centre, Hyderabad Eye Research Foundation, L. V. Prasad Eye Institute, AP, India. savitri@lvpeye.stph.net

Bioscience Reports
|March 20, 2002
PubMed
Summary
This summary is machine-generated.

Corneal inflammation (keratitis) causes significant vision loss globally. While often treatable, therapy failure can lead to blindness, highlighting the need for comprehensive understanding of infectious and noninfectious causes.

Related Concept Videos

You might also read

Related Articles

Articles linked to this work by shared authors, journal, and citation graph.

Sort by
Same author

The usefulness of echocardiography in the surgical management of infants with congenital heart disease.

Clinical cardiology·1992
Same author

Giant thoracoabdominal lymphangioma with features of lymphangiomyoma.

Chest·1992
Same author

Sex differences in gastric alcohol dehydrogenase activity in Sprague-Dawley rats.

Gastroenterology·1992
Same author

Idiopathic inflammatory myopathy: clinicopathological observations in the Indian population.

British journal of rheumatology·1992
Same author

Diagnosis of the sinus venosus defect by echocardiography and angiocardiography.

Indian heart journal·1992
Same author

Pulmonary alveolar microlithiasis--report of three cases with pulmonary function and exercise studies.

The Indian journal of chest diseases & allied sciences·1992
Same journal

Expression of Concern: Exosomes derived from circRNA Rtn4-modified BMSCs attenuate TNF-α-induced cytotoxicity and apoptosis in murine MC3T3-E1 cells by sponging miR-146a.

Bioscience reports·2026
Same journal

Evaluation of correlations between serum and urinary vitamin D metabolites using LC-MS/MS.

Bioscience reports·2026
Same journal

The evolving therapeutic landscape of gut-pancreatic peptide signalling in metabolic disorders: from mono- to multi-agonist therapies.

Bioscience reports·2026
Same journal

A peripheral blood-based approach involving vimentin along with AURKA enabled efficient tracking of elusive Oct4/Sox2-expressing disseminated breast cancer stem cells.

Bioscience reports·2026
Same journal

MCM2-7 proteins promote NF-κB transcriptional activity through cooperative promoter recruitment.

Bioscience reports·2026
Same journal

A comprehensive overview of the biological foundations of ADHD.

Bioscience reports·2026
See all related articles

Area of Science:

  • Ophthalmology
  • Microbiology
  • Immunology

Background:

  • Corneal inflammation, or keratitis, is a major cause of visual impairment worldwide.
  • While medical therapy is often successful, treatment failures can result in severe vision loss or loss of the eye.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To provide current information on various aspects of keratitis.
  • To review the incidence of microbial keratitis and its role in corneal transplantations.

Main Methods:

  • This is a review article, synthesizing existing literature on keratitis.
  • Information is organized into ulcerative and nonulcerative forms, and infectious versus noninfectious etiologies.

Main Results:

  • Keratitis can be ulcerative or nonulcerative, stemming from infectious (bacteria, fungi, viruses, Acanthamoeba) or noninfectious causes.

Related Experiment Videos

  • Noninfectious keratitis can involve autoimmune conditions.
  • Approximately 12.2% of corneal transplantations are performed for active infectious keratitis.

    • Conclusions:

    • Understanding the diverse causes and pathogenesis of keratitis is crucial for effective management.
    • Further research into therapeutic failures and noninfectious etiologies is warranted.