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CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL OPHTHALMOLOGY
卷 39, 期 5, 页码 434-440出版社
WILEY
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-9071.2010.02473.x
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fungal keratitis; natamycin; voriconazole
Background: To evaluate the efficacy of topical 1% voriconazole versus 5% natamycin in treatment of fungal corneal ulcers. Design: A prospective, randomized pilot study in a tertiary care hospital. Participants: Thirty patients of microbiologically proven fungal keratitis divided randomly in two groups of 15 patients each. Methods: Two groups were treated with either 5% natamycin (group A) or 1% voriconazole (group B) topically as a primary treatment for fungal keratitis. The mean size, depth of infiltrate and LogMAR visual acuity at presentation were comparable in both groups (P > 0.05). Patients were followed up for minimum of 10 weeks or till complete resolution of ulcer, whichever was later. Cultures to identify the causative organisms were performed. Main Outcome Measure: Time of resolution of the ulcer. Results: Twenty-nine of the total 30 patients showed complete resolution. Average time of resolution and gain in LogMAR visual acuity was 24.3 days and 1.12 in group A and 27.2 days and 0.77 in group B. These were comparable in the two groups (P > 0.05%). Aspergillus spp. (40%) and Curvularia spp. (30.0%) were found to be most common isolates. Conclusion: Topical 1% voriconazole was found to be safe and effective drug in primary management of fungal keratitis, its efficacy matching conventional natamycin. There was no added advantage of using topical 1% voriconazole over topical natamycin as primary treatment in fungal keratitis.
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