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Establishing a Porcine Ex Vivo Cornea Model for Studying Drug Treatments against Bacterial Keratitis
Published on: May 12, 2020
[Epidemiology and diagnostic methods of microbial keratitis]
1Krasnov Research Institute of Eye Diseases, Moscow, Russia.
Vestnik Oftalmologii
|June 29, 2026
Abstract
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This review presents epidemiological data on the prevalence, incidence, and main risk factors of microbial keratitis (MK). The study considers the main methods of ophthalmological and laboratory diagnosis, as well as their capabilities, sensitivity, and specificity. The review analyzes the challenges in the etiological diagnosis of MK to determine the optimal approach.
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