Between 1 and 1.4 million fungal eye infections occur in the developing world per year, leaving over 600,000 people blind in one eye, find researchers from Manchester, London and Nairobi. Lead ...

Select eye drops under the Systane brand were voluntarily recalled for concerns of fungal contamination, which could cause ...

Fungal infection, also known as a mycosis, refers to the invasion of a host's tissue by specific types of fungi. Mycoses often start in the lungs following inhalation of fungal spores or on the ...

The study showed that more than half of the Covid-19 patients who get a secondary bacterial or fungal infection die. A secondary infection is one which occurs during or after the treatment of ...

on top of the typical yeast infection symptoms such as an itchy vulva. However, Mitchell says it can also be associated with: Ocular (eye) lesions Skin lesions Muscle pain or soreness Multi-organ ...

Major contributors to death were mould infections affecting lungs and sinuses, affecting over 250,000 people. Another 1,738,400 people had chronic aspergillosis and 3.5 million with serious allergic ...

Even though microbial keratitis is a preventable cause of blindness, it's a complex infection to treat, and many patients have lasting vision impairment. Maria A. Woodward, M.D., an associate ...

Reusable contact lens users are almost four times as likely as those wearing daily disposables to develop a rare sight-threatening eye infection, a study has found. The researchers suggest people ...