Aims Demodex mites are implicated in several ocular surface diseases such as blepharitis,
ocular rosacea and dry eye syndrome. Demodex eyelid infestation is classically diagnosed …

Background: The early microbiological diagnosis of corneal infections may prevent the
condition from worsening. Aim: To study the potential interferences of oxybuprocain and …

Background: Diagnosis of bacterial endophthalmitis (BE) often fails due to:(1) insufficient
volumes of vitreous fluid (VF) and aqueous humour (AH);(2) lack of sensitivity of culture;(3) …

Purpose The aim of this work was to determine the diagnostic performance of real-time
polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) and to assess intraocular specific antibody secretion …

Background: Tests available for molecular diagnosis of chlamydial infections detect
Chlamydia trachomatis, but do not find other Chlamydia species associated with genital …

PURPOSE: The first-line therapy for patients with keratitis is different for bacteria,
filamentous fungi, and yeasts. The timely onset of treatments depends on rapid and accurate …

Background: Acanthamoeba keratitis (AK) is a sight-threatening infection, and none of the
current diagnosis tests are able to detect in one reaction low levels of the vast majority of …

Background: Propionibacteriaceae (Propioni) are anaerobic bacteria associated with human
and animal infections. Present-day methods of diagnosis for Propioni are unsatisfactory due …

Purpose: To target the use of two biologic tests in the diagnostic of viral Herpesviridae
anterior uveitis (AC) by the consideration of clinical behavior and delay of intraocular …

Diagnosis of Acanthamoeba by microscopic examination, culture, and polymerase chain
reactions (PCRs) has several limitations (sensitivity, specificity, lack of detection of several …