{"title":"[Epidemiology and diagnostic methods of microbial keratitis].","authors":"E S Rodina, E I Fettser","doi":"10.17116/oftalma202614203170","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This review presents epidemiological data on the prevalence, incidence, and main risk factors of microbial keratitis (MK). The study considers the main methods of ophthalmological and laboratory diagnosis, as well as their capabilities, sensitivity, and specificity. The review analyzes the challenges in the etiological diagnosis of MK to determine the optimal approach.</p>","PeriodicalId":23529,"journal":{"name":"Vestnik oftalmologii","volume":"142 3","pages":"70-78"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"2026-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Vestnik oftalmologii","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.17116/oftalma202614203170","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q3","JCRName":"Medicine","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
This review presents epidemiological data on the prevalence, incidence, and main risk factors of microbial keratitis (MK). The study considers the main methods of ophthalmological and laboratory diagnosis, as well as their capabilities, sensitivity, and specificity. The review analyzes the challenges in the etiological diagnosis of MK to determine the optimal approach.
期刊介绍:
The journal publishes materials on the diagnosis and treatment of eye diseases, hygiene of vision, prevention of ophthalmic affections, history of Russian ophthalmology, organization of ophthalmological aid to the population, as well as the problems of special equipment. Original scientific articles and surveys on urgent problems of theory and practice of Russian and foreign ophthalmology are published. The journal contains book reviews on ophthalmology, information on the activities of ophthalmologists" scientific societies, chronicle of congresses and conferences.The journal is intended for ophthalmologists and scientific workers dealing with clinical problems of diseases of the eye and physiology of vision.