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Recent advances in management of fungal keratitis /

Doaa Shawky Mahmoud

Recent advances in management of fungal keratitis / الطرق الحديثه لتشخيص و علاج الالتهاب الفطرى لقرينة العين Doaa Shawky Mahmoud ; Supervised Mohamed Mahmoud Elsaid , Hebatalla Abdelrahman Elgendy - Cairo : Doaa Shawky Mahmoud , 2011 - 142 P. : facsimiles ; 25cm

Thesis (M.Sc.) - Cairo University - Faculty of Medicine - Department of Ophthalmology

Fungi are opportunistic organisms that are recognized more frequently as ocular pathogens in rural tropical countries than in developed world. Treatment is difficult and a conjunctival flap or a penetrating keratoplasty combined with antifungal therapy may be required. Whereas PKP is an effective treatment for fungal keratitis that does not respond to antifungal medication, moreover early surgical intervention before the disease becomes advanced is recommended



Anti fungal drugs Fungal keratiti Hyaline filamantous fungi