Clinical and Microbiological Profile of Candida Keratitis: A Retrospective Study from South India.

Seventeen cases (median age: 66 years) were identified.

Major risk factors were topical steroid use (41.2%) and corneal transplantation (35.2%), with ocular surface diseases and trauma accounting for 17.6% each, respectively.

Candida parapsilosis was the most commonly isolated species (41.2%), followed by Candida albicans (35.3%), Candida tropicalis (17.6%) and Trichomonascus ciferrii (Candida ciferrii) (5.9%).

Medical management most commonly included topical amphotericin B, itraconazole, natamycin and voriconazole.