Background: More than 125 million (2%) people worldwide wear contact lenses (CL). Rates of CL-associated infections increase with an increase in frequency of wear of CL. Purpose: To compare the bacterial and fungal ...

Background: Herpes simplex virus ocular infection is the major cause of corneal blindness in developed countries. The methods used for the treatment of recurrent herpes infections give only temporary remission, and the ...

Background: Keratoconus (KC, or corneal ectasia) is a multifactorial disease with a genetic component and an average annual incidence rate of 2.0/100,000 persons. Lattice corneal stromal dystrophy (LCD), a monogenic ...