Ozone-based Eye Drops as Adjuvant Therapy in Microbial Keratitis

Summary

To compare the therapeutic effect of ozone-based eye drops as an adjuvant therapy to that of the conventional topical antimicrobial agents in patients with microbial keratitis . The therapeutic response will be evaluated with clinical examination follow up .

Timeline

Start

2023-01

Primary completion

2023-04

Completion

2023-05-01

Publications

• Background Spadea L, Tonti E, Spaterna A, Marchegiani A. Use of Ozone-Based Eye Drops: A Series of Cases in Veterinary and Human Spontaneous Ocular Pathologies. Case Rep Ophthalmol. 2018 May 24;9(2):287-298. doi: 10.1159/000488846. eCollection 2018 May-Aug.
• Background Paduch R, Urbanik-Sypniewska T, Kutkowska J, Choragiewicz T, Matysik-Wozniak A, Zweifel S, Czarnek-Chudzik A, Zaluska W, Rejdak R, Toro MD. Ozone-Based Eye Drops Activity on Ocular Epithelial Cells and Potential Pathogens Infecting the Front of the Eye. Antioxidants (Basel). 2021 Jun 16;10(6):968. doi: 10.3390/antiox10060968.
• Background Passidomo F, Pignatelli F, Addabbo G, Costagliola C. Topical Liposomal Ozonated Oil in Complicated Corneal Disease: A Report on Three Clinical Cases. Int Med Case Rep J. 2021 May 14;14:327-332. doi: 10.2147/IMCRJ.S311839. eCollection 2021.
• Background Sridhar MS, Martin R. Anterior segment optical coherence tomography for evaluation of cornea and ocular surface. Indian J Ophthalmol. 2018 Mar;66(3):367-372. doi: 10.4103/ijo.IJO_823_17.

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