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2023, Ocular SurfaceCitation Excerpt :Post-LASIK mycobacterial keratitis typically present later compared to traumatic causes, taking a less acute course [41,42]. Clinical features of corneal infections seen on slit-lamp examination can be diverse, and include lesions with irregular edges (‘cracked windshield’ appearance), ring infiltrates, multifocal or satellite lesions, and infectious crystalline keratopathy [69,70] [Fig. 1]. Due to its indolent course, there may be an absence of an epithelial defect despite active stromal disease [2].
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2013, Clinical Microbiology and InfectionCitation Excerpt :In the early course of NTM keratitis, the corneal infiltrates may have radiating projections, mimicking a ‘cracked windshield' appearance, which is believed to be characteristic and a useful sign of NTM keratitis (Fig. 1a) [23]. Infectious crystalline keratopathy, characterized by branching, intrastromal opacity, and minimal inflammation, has also been described in a few cases (Fig. 1b) [24]. All of the above findings can be observed in NTM keratitis patients after either trauma or LASIK.
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