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The advances in the treatment of fungal keratitis

LIU Xin1, ZENG Qing-yan1,2   

  1. 1. Aier School of Ophthalmology, Central South University, Changsha 410100, China; 2. Hankou Aier Eye Hospital, Wuhan 430020, China
  • Received:2015-01-16 Online:2015-12-22 Published:2015-12-22
  • Contact: ZENG Qing-yan, Email: zengqingyan1972@163.com

Abstract:

Fungal keratitis is a serious blindness leading disease. In recent years, new    treatment included new medicines such as fourth generation azoles, poly hexamethylene biguanide, calcineurin inhibitors, and new dosage forms such as mucoadhesive gels and Clotrimazole-β-Cyclodextrin, new operation such as corneal collagen cross-linking, excimer laser phototherapeutic keratectomy, deep lamellar keratoplasty, etc.   (Int Rev Ophthalmol,  2015,  39:     386-390)