Matrix regeneration therapy:a solution to enhance healing in fungal keratitis

作     者：Siti Raihan Ishak Ahmad Nurfahmi Akhtar Ali Hayati Abdul Aziz Mohtar Ibrahim Denis Barritault Wan Hazabbah Wan Hitam 

作者机构：Department of OphthalmologySchool of Medical SciencesHealth CampusUniversiti Sains Malaysia16150 Kubang KerianKelantanMalaysia Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia16150 Kubang KerianKelantanMalaysia University Paris-Est Creteil4 Rue Francaise F75001 ParisFrance 

出 版 物：《Journal of Coastal Life Medicine》 (海岸生命医学杂志（英文版）)

年 卷 期：2014年第1期

页      面：49-52页

学科分类：1002[医学-临床医学] 100214[医学-肿瘤学] 10[医学] 

基　　金：Supported by Universiti Sains Malaysia Study Grant(Grant No.304/PPSP/6139048) 

主　　题：Fungal ulcer Non healing epithelial defect Matrix regeneration therapy 

摘      要：Corneal ulcers,especially of fungal origin,are a relatively common clinical entity within the spectrum of keratitis in tropical *** persistence of a non-healing epithelial defect is a known complication of these *** advances in medical therapy,the management of this condition is still ***20^(®)is a new ophthalmic matrix therapy that has been proved efficient as a corneal healing *** the best of our knowledge there have been reports of the limited use of matrix therapy in ocular healing,specifically in fungal *** report 2 cases of the efficacy of it as an adjuvant to topical amphotericin B in treating non-healing epithelial defects secondary to fungal corneal ulcers.