National Eye Institute Awards $2.4 Million Grant For Corneal Infection (Keratitis) Research全國眼科學會獎240萬美元的贈款,為角膜感染(角膜炎)的研究

Researchers from University Hospitals Case Medical Center and Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine have been awarded a $2.4 million grant over five years from the National Eye Institute (NEI) to study corneal infection (keratitis) brought on by disease-causing fungi that can be lurking on contact lenses, in the air, in the dirt, or even in common household surfaces.研究人員從大學附屬醫院的病例醫學中心和凱斯西儲大學醫學院的已經批出1 240萬美元的贈款超過五年,從全國眼科研究所(內蒙古)研究角膜感染(角膜炎)所帶來的是由致病真菌可以上潛伏著的隱形眼鏡,在空中,在污垢,或什至在常見的家居表面。 Contact lens users are often susceptible to various corneal infections like, for example, fusarium keratitis in not so recent past.接觸透鏡的用戶往往容易受到各種角膜感染,例如, 鐮刀黴角膜炎並非如此,在最近的過去。 Researchers have found that, fusarium solani , the reason behind majority of the infection caused by lens, can be found in areas like Southeast Asia, some parts of America and even in dirty agricultural fields.研究人員發現, 茄根腐病菌 ,背後的原因,絕大多數的感染所造成的鏡頭,可以發現在地區,例如東南亞,部分美國,甚至在骯髒的農業領域。

Infectious agents can be found in dirt, air and even in household circumstances.傳染病的代理商,可以發現在污垢,空氣,甚至在家庭的情況。 Lens users often suffers due to lack of proper cleaning system.鏡頭,用戶往往患有由於缺乏適當的清洗系統。

The researchers will study the body’s immune response to Fusarium and other pathogenic fungi, and will identify factors that fuel the infections.研究人員將研究人體的免疫反應,以鐮刀菌和其他致病真菌,並將確定的因素,燃料感染。 The process is designed to protect eyes from infection caused by lens.過程是旨在保護眼睛免受感染所造成的鏡頭。 Other than the research, this research team also published a study that described how fungal cells formed biofilms.以外的其他研究,這個研究小組也發表了一份研究報告描述如何真菌細胞形成的生物膜。
Source: UHhospitals.org資料來源: uhhospitals.org

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