Woman, 21, Wears Contact Lenses, Ends Up Blind Due to Rare Parasite on Eye

Vivian Nosovitsky told Newsweek the rare eye infection came from bacteria getting into her contact lenses, causing the ...

My eye was ‘eaten away’ after I caught a parasite on a bus – I’m blind after agonising stabbing pains

VIVIAN Nosovitsky lost vision in her right eye after it was “eaten away” by a parasite she caught “on the bus”. The ...
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Imaging helps cure eye cellulitis caused by dental abscess

Imaging helped lead to the diagnosis and treatment of a 2-year-old girl who developed the life-threatening condition orbital cellulitis due to a dental abscess. The details were published on April 9 ...

This one habit can give you an eye infection or make you blind

Sleeping in contact lenses poses a significant risk of severe eye infections, leading to potential permanent vision loss. This common habit reduces oxygen to the cornea, creating an environment where ...
Nature

Blebitis with scleral abscess in a case of operated trabeculectomy with mitomycin C and a subcunjunctival ologen implant

We report a case of juvenile open-angle glaucoma who underwent mitomycin-augmented trabeculectomy with subconjunctival ologen implantation, and subsequently developed scleral abscess and ...