A 10-year study of cultures obtained between 1994 and 2003 from patients with bacterial conjunctivitis found a threefold increase in resistance to ciprofloxacin for gram-positive pathogens (11.7% to ...

This story is part of a series on the current progression in Regenerative Medicine. This piece is part of a series dedicated to the eye and improvements in restoring vision. In 1999, I defined ...

Learn the key symptoms of conjunctivitis, how viral, bacterial, and allergic pink eye differ, and when eye redness or ...

This story is part of a series on the current progression in Regenerative Medicine. This piece is part of a series dedicated to the eye and improvements in restoring vision. In 1999, I defined ...

The eye has three coats (sclera–cornea, uvea, and retina) and two humors (aqueous and vitreous). The conjunctiva covers the visible portion of the sclera (bulbar conjunctiva) and lines the eyelids ...

Pathogens associated with acute infectious conjunctivitis varied among regions, a cross-sectional study showed. Among 52 patients from four sites in the U.S. and one in Israel, RNA deep sequencing ...

MRSA infections can cause problems throughout your body. This antibiotic-resistant type of staph is also a common cause of eye infections. Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is a type ...

A common and relatively mild malady is yet another symptom people should watch for in the fight against COVID-19, experts say. Conjunctivitis — commonly known as pink eye and typically brought on by a ...

THE HSE has issued an alert to parents about a condition that needs urgent treatment for kids – and there are five signs to watch out for. Conjunctivitis is an eye condition that requires ...

Fluoroquinolones. Fluoroquinolones are broad-spectrum, bactericidal anti-infective agents with potent balanced activity against gram-positive and gram-negative pathogens. 14,45 Fluoroquinolones are ...