机构:[1]Department of Cornea, Beijing Aier Intech Eye Hospital, Beijing, China.[2]Aier Cornea Institute, Beijing, China.[3]506624Aier School of Ophthalmology, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, P.R. China.[4]NeuVision Medical Institute, Arizona, USA.[5]Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Science, College of Medicine, 12216University of Arizona, Arizona, USA.
To evaluate the therapeutic effect of incorporating continuous administration of voriconazole in the treatment of recalcitrant fungal keratitis.In this prospective case study, 5 consecutive patients (5 eyes) with fungal keratitis were treated with a standard protocol after the failing maximal conventional medical treatment. The protocol involved continuous lavage of the ulcer with 1% voriconazole through an irrigator for 2 h, twice a day, combined with local and systemic antifungals. Visual acuity, slit lamp findings of the ulcer, and fungal hyphae density by confocal microscope were documented, respectively.In 4 patients, the clinical symptoms and slit lamp examination were significantly improved after only 3 days of treatment. The hyphae were shown to decrease in number and morphologically fragmented in corneal stroma by confocal microscopy. After the infection was controlled, 2 cases required further keratoplasty. In one case, the treatment was deemed ineffective and a conjunctival flap had to be created to help control the infection. In all 5 patients, the best spectacle-corrected visual acuity had improved after treatment. With more than 3 months of follow-up, no recurrence of infection was seen in any cases.Our treatment protocol demonstrated improvement in the treatment of clinically resistant fungal keratitis. Continuous lavage of voriconazole is easy to be implemented and well-tolerated by patients. Modification of the current protocol should be further explored to optimize the therapeutic effectiveness in future.
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第一作者机构:[1]Department of Cornea, Beijing Aier Intech Eye Hospital, Beijing, China.
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通讯机构:[1]Department of Cornea, Beijing Aier Intech Eye Hospital, Beijing, China.[2]Aier Cornea Institute, Beijing, China.[3]506624Aier School of Ophthalmology, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, P.R. China.[4]NeuVision Medical Institute, Arizona, USA.[5]Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Science, College of Medicine, 12216University of Arizona, Arizona, USA.[*1]No.12 (Panjiayuan Building), Panjiayuan Alley South, Chaoyang District, Beijing, China[*2]Cornea Associates, 6422 E. Speedway Boulevard, Suite 100, Tucson, AZ, USA
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Liang Weiyan,Liu Chang,Zhang Xiansen,et al.Continuous administration of voriconazole enhances therapeutic effect for recalcitrant fungal keratitis.[J].European journal of ophthalmology.2021,11206721211068628.doi:10.1177/11206721211068628.
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Liang Weiyan,Liu Chang,Zhang Xiansen,Li Ling,Dou Zexia...&Li Shaowei.(2021).Continuous administration of voriconazole enhances therapeutic effect for recalcitrant fungal keratitis..European journal of ophthalmology,,
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Liang Weiyan,et al."Continuous administration of voriconazole enhances therapeutic effect for recalcitrant fungal keratitis.".European journal of ophthalmology .(2021):11206721211068628