We connected with four optometrists and eye specialists for expert insight into 13 factors and habits that are secretly ...

A rectal ulcer is a break or injury in the mucous membrane that lines the rectum. While these ulcers are most often linked to a rare condition called solitary rectal ulcer syndrome (SRUS), there are ...

Skin ulcers are crater-like, open wounds on the skin. Ulcers are roughly circular with a raw center. They often have thick and raised outer borders and may leak clear fluid, blood, or pus. Skin ulcers ...

Dull or burning pain between your belly button and your breastbone is common with stomach ulcers. Symptoms like burping, vomiting, and feeling uncomfortable after a meal are also possible.

While some stomach ulcers may be able to heal without treatment, most do not get better on their own. To ensure an ulcer heals properly and doesn’t come back, it’s important to treat the root ...

aBeijing Institute of Ophthalmology, Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Beijing, 100005, China Acanthamoeba keratitis ...

The European Commission has approved SIFI's Akantior as the first therapy anywhere in the world for acanthamoeba keratitis (AK), an ultra-rare parasitic infection that can lead to blindness.

Stomach ulcers affect about one in ten Americans, turning the simple pleasure of eating into an exercise in pain management. But here’s what the pharmaceutical companies don’t want you to ...

Because pressure ulcer care is complex, efforts to improve pressure ulcer prevention require a system approach that will involve organizational change. Bringing about organizational change of any type ...

This, she says, can lead to the corneal ulcers Dr. Munir described ... most dangerous infections associated with water exposure is Acanthamoeba keratitis, caused by the Acanthamoeba parasite.