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Punctate Keratitis Learning Center

In summary, keratitis can be caused by: bacterial, viral, or fungal infections dry eyes resulting from disorders of the eyelid or diminished ability to form tears exposure to very bright light foreign objects that injure or become lodged in the ey...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
A virus is an infectious agent, often highly host-specific, consisting of genetic material surrounded by a protein coat.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Nursing and Allied Health
Bacteria are prokaryotes (unicellular organisms with no membrane-enclosed nucleus) with simple structures that typically range in size from about 0.5 to 20 micrometers.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Nursing and Allied Health
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