| 11. | From the age of three to seven, Piaf was allegedly blind as a result of keratitis.
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| 12. | Although the pathogenesis of microbial keratitis is not well understood, many different factors have been investigated.
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| 13. | Blindness results in approximately 35 percent to 40 percent of eyes affected with keratitis and corneal ulcer.
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| 14. | Keratitis caused by HSV is the most common cause of cornea-derived blindness in developed nations.
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| 15. | Crownflower keratitis is a rare condition and is usually the result of accidental ocular exposure to the sap.
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| 16. | On rare occasions it has been found to cause fungal keratitis, lesions on nail and subcutaneous tissue.
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| 17. | It is an opportunist fungus and cause brain abscess, keratitis, native valve endocarditis to immunocompromised people.
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| 18. | However, if the infection is chronic, sclerosing keratitis can occur, making the affected area become opaque.
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| 19. | PHMB eye drops have been used as a treatment for eyes affected by " Acanthamoeba " keratitis.
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| 20. | Chynn EW, Talamo JH, Seligman MS . Acanthamoeba keratitis : is water exposure a true risk factor?
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