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Astrid Leck

London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine · GB
Area of research
Ophthalmology · Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Research interest
Research interests include Ocular Infections and Treatments, Ocular Surface and Contact Lens, Ocular Diseases and Behçet’s Syndrome, and Retinal and Optic Conditions.
h-index
16
citations
1,521
works
45
NIH funding
primary concept
Medicine
email

Recent publications

Randomised controlled trial of topical combination therapy chlorhexidine 0.2% and natamycin 5% versus topical natamycin 5% alone for fungal keratitis in East Africa: study protocol
Wellcome Open Research 2025cited by 2position: middledoi
Management of microbial keratitis by private pharmacies in Uganda: a study of knowledge, attitude, and practice.
Wellcome Open Research 2025cited by 1position: middledoi
Antimicrobial resistance in topical treatments for microbial keratitis: protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis
BMJ Open 2023cited by 7position: middledoi
Microbial Keratitis in Nepal: Predicting the Microbial Aetiology from Clinical Features
Journal of Fungi 2022cited by 16position: middledoi
Diagnosis of Fungal Keratitis in Low-Income Countries: Evaluation of Smear Microscopy, Culture, and In Vivo Confocal Microscopy in Nepal
Journal of Fungi 2022cited by 16position: middledoi
Delay in accessing definitive care for patients with microbial keratitis in Nepal
Frontiers in Medicine 2022cited by 11position: middledoi
Mycotic Keratitis—A Global Threat from the Filamentous Fungi
Journal of Fungi 2021cited by 148position: lastdoi
Topical Chlorhexidine 0.2% versus Topical Natamycin 5% for the Treatment of Fungal Keratitis in Nepal
Ophthalmology 2021cited by 23position: middledoi
Chlorhexidine gluconate 0.2% as a treatment for recalcitrant fungal keratitis in Uganda: a pilot study
BMJ Open Ophthalmology 2021cited by 16position: middledoi
The global incidence and diagnosis of fungal keratitis
The Lancet Infectious Diseases 2020cited by 453position: middledoi
Topical chlorhexidine 0.2% versus topical natamycin 5% for fungal keratitis in Nepal: rationale and design of a randomised controlled non-inferiority trial
BMJ Open 2020cited by 21position: middledoi
Cleaning and disinfection in health care settings during the COVID-19 outbreak.
PubMed 2020cited by 8position: last
Personal protective equipment for COVID-19 in eye care.
PubMed 2020cited by 4position: middle
Epidemiology of Microbial Keratitis in Uganda: A Cohort Study
Ophthalmic Epidemiology 2019cited by 29position: middledoi
The impact of microbial keratitis on quality of life in Uganda
BMJ Open Ophthalmology 2019cited by 24position: middledoi
Risk Factors of Microbial Keratitis in Uganda: A Case Control Study
Ophthalmic Epidemiology 2019cited by 17position: middledoi
Traditional eye medicine use in microbial keratitis in Uganda: a mixed methods study
Wellcome Open Research 2019cited by 14position: middledoi
Traditional eye medicine use in microbial keratitis in Uganda: a mixed methods study
Wellcome Open Research 2019cited by 7position: middledoi
The management of microbial keratitis within Uganda’s primary health system: a situational analysis
Wellcome Open Research 2019cited by 7position: middledoi
Bilateral Candida keratitis in an HIV patient with asymptomatic genitourinary candidiasis in Uganda
Medical Mycology Case Reports 2018cited by 6position: middledoi
Distinguishing fungal and bacterial keratitis on clinical signs.
PubMed 2015cited by 22position: first

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Frequent collaborators

Matthew J. Burton · London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine19 papers (2015–2025)Victor Hu · London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine15 papers (2018–2025)Simon Arunga · London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine15 papers (2018–2025)David Macleod · London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine14 papers (2019–2025)Jeremy Hoffman · London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine9 papers (2020–2025) · 7 papers (2019–2025) · 7 papers (2020–2025) · 7 papers (2020–2025) · 5 papers (2020–2022)Pankaj Chaudhary · University of North Texas5 papers (2020–2022) · 5 papers (2020–2022) · 4 papers (2019–2019)Robert Newton · London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine4 papers (2019–2019) · 3 papers (2021–2025)Stephen Gichuhi · London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine3 papers (2019–2019) · 3 papers (2018–2025) · 2 papers (2019–2019)Abeer H. A. Mohamed-Ahmed · London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine2 papers (2021–2025) · 2 papers (2025–2025) · 2 papers (2019–2019)