A Multi-Center, Cross-Sectional Study on the Burden of Infectious Keratitis in China

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Authors

Xiusheng Song · Shandong First Medical University

Lixin Xie · Shandong First Medical University

Xiaodong Tan · Wuhan University

Zhichong Wang · Sun Yat-sen University

Yanning Yang · Wuhan University

Yuansheng Yuan · First Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University

Yingping Deng

Abstract

Infectious keratitis is the leading cause of corneal blindness in China. Eye care strategies should focus on the prevention and rehabilitation of infectious corneal blindness.

Topics & Keywords

Ocular Infections and Treatments Ocular Diseases and Behçet’s Syndrome Corneal surgery and disorders

UN Sustainable Development Goals

No poverty

Publication Details

Published in: PLoS ONE

Volume 9, Issue 12, pp. e113843-e113843

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0113843

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