Efficacy and safety of extemporaneously prepared miconazole eye drops in Candida albicans-induced keratomycosis

Linda Gyanfosu,George Asumeng Koffuor,Samuel Kyei,Ben Ababio-Danso,Kwabena Peprah-Donkor,Wilson Bright Nyansah,Frederick Asare

Efficacy and safety of extemporaneously prepared miconazole eye drops in Candida albicans-induced keratomycosis

2018

Linda Gyanfosu
George Asumeng Koffuor
Samuel Kyei
Ben Ababio-Danso
Kwabena Peprah-Donkor
Wilson Bright Nyansah
Frederick Asare

Purpose Extemporaneously prepared miconazole eye drops (EPMD) are used by some eye care practitioners to manage keratomycosis in Ghana. This study therefore aimed to determine the efficacy and safety of EPMD using in vitro and in vivo experimental models.

Keywords:

corneal ulcer
Fluconazole
Miconazole
Corneal neovascularization
Surgery
Ophthalmology
In vivo
Candida albicans
Minimum inhibitory concentration
Diabetes mellitus
Medicine
Oculomycosis
corneal edema
eye care

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