Fungal keratitis

Fungal keratitis is a severe, sight-threatening infection of the cornea, the clear anterior surface of the eye It most frequently arises after ocular trauma involving vegetative matter, particularly among agricultural workers, or in individuals with contact lens wear, ocular surface disease, or local and systemic immunosuppression Pathophysiologically, invasion of the corneal stroma by filamentous fungi (such as *Fusarium* and *Aspergillus* species) or yeasts (such as *Candida* species) triggers...

Fungal keratitis is a severe, sight-threatening infection of the cornea, the clear anterior surface of the eye Pathophysiologically, invasion of the corneal stroma by filamentous fungi (such as *Fusarium* and *Aspergillus* species) or yeasts (such as *Candida* species) triggers intense inflammation and tissue necrosis

It most frequently arises after ocular trauma involving vegetative matter, particularly among agricultural workers, or in individuals with contact lens wear, ocular surface disease, or local and systemic immunosuppression Defining clinical features include eye pain, photophobia, reduced visual acuity, corneal ulceration, stromal infiltrates with classic feathery or serrated borders, satellite lesions, and hypopyon, which carry a significant risk of corneal perforation and endophthalmitis if untr...

It most frequently arises after ocular trauma involving vegetative matter, particularly among agricultural workers, or in individuals with contact lens wear, ocular surface disease, or local and systemic immunosuppression

It most frequently arises after ocular trauma involving vegetative matter, particularly among agricultural workers, or in individuals with contact lens wear, ocular surface disease, or local and systemic immunosuppression

Pathophysiologically, invasion of the corneal stroma by filamentous fungi (such as *Fusarium* and *Aspergillus* species) or yeasts (such as *Candida* species) triggers intense inflammation and tissue necrosis

Defining clinical features include eye pain, photophobia, reduced visual acuity, corneal ulceration, stromal infiltrates with classic feathery or serrated borders, satellite lesions, and hypopyon, which carry a significant risk of corneal perforation and endophthalmitis if untreated

Defining clinical features include eye pain, photophobia, reduced visual acuity, corneal ulceration, stromal infiltrates with classic feathery or serrated borders, satellite lesions, and hypopyon, which carry a significant risk of corneal perforation and endophthalmitis if untreated