Abstract:
Corneal blindness contributes to approximately 1.5 to 2 million new cases of monocular blindness annually, primarily attributed to ocular trauma and infectious keratitis. Fungal keratitis represents around 50% of culture-positive infective keratitis cases in developing nations like India. Fugal corneal ulcers are easy to diagnose but are difficult to treat .So look for epidemiology, grading of severity of ulcer to treat according to the stages of fungal corneal ulcer. Various trials and management algorithms as per the stagewill be discussed.
Biography:
Dr. Sarita Aggarwal, Professor and Head of department of Ophthalmology at Santosh medical college and Hospital, Ghaziabad, Delhi-NCR-India. She is an anterior segment specialist with a wide range of experience in modern cataract surgeries, advanced corneal surgeries like Descemet’s stripping automated/manual endothelial keratoplasty. She has 17 years of teaching experience, more than 50 publications in National as well as International journals. She is also a reviewer of various Indian journals and international journals. She was entitled with various awards such as ‘Distinguished Ophthalmology Professor Of India’by forum of Ophthalmology professors in India, ‘Research excellence award 2023’ , ‘Dr.Satanshu Mathur endowment award’ in 2023,‘President Appreciation Award 2024’ at R.P. Centre,AIIMS, New Delhi,‘Appreciation award by AIOS GuruSangam 2024’.
