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Acanthamoeba Keratitis Summary

221 relevant articles (22 outcomes, 17 trials/studies) found for this Disease

Description: Infection of the cornea by an ameboid protozoan which may cause corneal ulceration leading to blindness.

Also Known As: Acanthamoeba Keratitides; Keratitides, Acanthamoeba; Keratitis, Acanthamoeba

Key Drugs and Agents for Acanthamoeba Keratitis

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Drugs and Important Biological Agents (IBA) related to treatments:
  1. propamidine : 3 outcomes 1 study in 11 results : IBA
  2. dibrompropamidine : 3 outcomes 1 study in 10 results : IBA
  3. Chlorhexidine : 3 outcomes 1 study in 9 results : IBA
  4. Neomycin : 3 outcomes 1 study in 8 results : FDA 105 Generic
  5. polyhexamethylene biguanide : 2 outcomes in 16 results : IBA
  6. Adrenal Cortex Hormones (Corticosteroids) : 2 outcomes in 7 results : IBA
  7. propamidine isethionate : 1 outcome 2 studies in 9 results : IBA
  8. Immunoglobulin A (IgA) : 1 outcome in 7 results : IBA
  9. Miconazole : 1 outcome in 5 results : FDA 30 Generic
  10. Antibodies : 1 outcome in 5 results : IBA
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Diseases Related to Acanthamoeba Keratitis

  1. Infection
  2. Inflammation
  3. Keratitis
  4. Herpetic Keratitis
  5. Cysts
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Key Therapies for Acanthamoeba Keratitis

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  1. Contact Lenses : 2 outcomes 4 studies in 48 results
  2. Penetrating Keratoplasty : 2 outcomes 3 studies in 26 results
  3. Debridement : 2 outcomes in 6 results
  4. Lenses : 1 outcome 1 study in 11 results
  5. Microspheres (Microsphere) : 1 outcome 1 study in 1 result
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