Browsing Research articles by Subject "Chlorhexidine"

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    • Chlorhexidine gluconate 0.2% as a treatment for recalcitrant fungal keratitis in Uganda: a pilot study 

      Arunga, Simon; Mbarak, Tumu; Ebong, Abel; Mwesigye, James; Kuguminkiriza, Dan; Ahmed, Abeer H A Mohamed; Hoffman, Jeremy John; Leck, Astrid; Hu, Victor; Burton, Matthew (Arunga, S., Mbarak, T., Ebong, A., Mwesigye, J., Kuguminkiriza, D., Mohamed, A., ... & Burton, M. (2021). Chlorhexidine gluconate 0.2% as a treatment for recalcitrant fungal keratitis in Uganda: a pilot study. BMJ open ophthalmology, 6(1), e000698., 2021-07-05)
      Objective: Fungal keratitis is a major ophthalmic public health problem, particularly in low-income and middle-income countries. The options for treating fungal keratitis are limited. Our study aimed to describe the ...

    • Local Ugandan Production of Stable 0.2% Chlorhexidine Eye Drops 

      Picken, Christina A. R.; Brocchini, Steve; Burton, Matthew J.; Blundell-Hunter, George; Kuguminkiriza, Dan; Kaur, Harparkash; Hoffman, Jeremy J.; Arunga, Simon; Mohamed-Ahmed, Abeer H. A. (Translational Vision Science & Technology, 2023)
      Purpose: The purpose of this study was to develop a protocol to prepare buffered chlorhexidine (CHX) eye drops (0.2% w/v) in the United Kingdom that can be reproduced at a production facility in Uganda. Buffered CHX eye ...

    • Management of Filamentous Fungal Keratitis: A Pragmatic Approach 

      Hoffman, Jeremy J.; Arunga, Simon; Ahmed, Abeer H. A. Mohamed; Hu, Victor H.; Burton, Matthew J. (Journal of Fungi, 2022)
      Filamentous fungal infections of the cornea known as filamentous fungal keratitis (FK) are challenging to treat. Topical natamycin 5% is usually first-line treatment following the results of several landmark clinical trials. ...