All eye infections articles
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NewsEarly surgery for bacterial eye infection offers hope to patients
A new clinical trial shows that early vitrectomy surgery for acute endophthalmitis could be more beneficial to patients’ vision compared with the current antibiotic-first approach.
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NewsVeterinary review warns antibiotic resistance threatens vision in pets
A new review warns sight-threatening antibiotic-resistant eye infections are becoming a significant threat to vision in dogs, cats, and horses with multidrug-resistant bacteria becoming more common in referral veterinary settings.
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NewsVirus that causes COVID-19 can penetrate blood-retinal-barrier and could damage vision
Using a humanized mouse model, researchers have discovered the virus that causes COVID-19 can breach the protective blood-retinal barrier with potential long-term consequences in the eye.
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NewsCommon eye infection antibiotic tablet may clear up treatment-resistant sex bug
An oral antibiotic tablet used to treat common eye infections may prove an effective medicine for a sexually transmitted bug that has become resistant to usual recommended treatment.