Complementary treatment of contact lens-induced corneal ulcer using honey: A case report

Highlights • Honeydew honey in a combination with topical antibiotics is effective in treatment of corneal ulcer. • Honeydew honey is highly effective in vitro against ocular isolates, in particular Stenotrophomonas maltophilia. • Honey is a promising antibacterial agent in management of corneal ulc...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Contact lens & anterior eye 2015-02, Vol.38 (1), p.61-63
Hauptverfasser:	Majtanova, Nora, Vodrazkova, Erika, Kurilova, Veronika, Horniackova, Miroslava, Cernak, Martin, Cernak, Andrej, Majtan, Juraj
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Complementary Therapies - methods Contact Lenses - adverse effects Contact Lenses - microbiology Corneal ulcer Corneal Ulcer - etiology Corneal Ulcer - microbiology Corneal Ulcer - therapy Eye Infections, Bacterial - etiology Eye Infections, Bacterial - microbiology Eye Infections, Bacterial - therapy Female Honey Humans Ophthalmology Stenotrophomonas maltophilia Visual Acuity Young Adult
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Zusammenfassung:	Highlights • Honeydew honey in a combination with topical antibiotics is effective in treatment of corneal ulcer. • Honeydew honey is highly effective in vitro against ocular isolates, in particular Stenotrophomonas maltophilia. • Honey is a promising antibacterial agent in management of corneal ulcers.
ISSN:	1367-0484 1476-5411
DOI:	10.1016/j.clae.2014.09.004