Darlene Miller

TL;DR: The increased recovery of S. aureus keratitis isolates and decreased laboratory effectiveness against fluoroquinolones to these pathogens present an important therapeutic challenge.

TL;DR: Trauma, including contact lens wear, is the most commonly associated risk factor, and the mainstay of therapy is topical natamycin with the increasing use of imidazoles.

TL;DR: The spectrum of organisms causing culture-proven endophthalmitis and their sensitivities to commonly used antimicrobial agents was investigated in this paper, where the most common organisms identified were Staphylococcus epidermidis in 27.8% (87/313), Streptococcus viridans group in 12.8%, other coagulase-negative staphylocci in 9.3% (29/313) and Propionibacterium acnes in 7.0% (22/313).

TL;DR: The incidence of acute-onset endophthalmitis after temporal clear cornea incision phacoemulsification is low and potential risk factors may include intraoperative complications, relative immune compromise, application of lidocaine 2% gel before povidone-iodine preparation, and inferior incision location.

TL;DR: The first DNA sequencing-based survey of bacterial population at the conjunctiva have revealed an unexpectedly diverse microbial community that included commensal, environmental, and opportunistic pathogenic bacteria.