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. 2011 Dec 16;26(2):245–251. doi: 10.1038/eye.2011.332

Table 1. Important fungi isolated from ocular infections.

Fungi group Fungal genus and species Important ocular diseases
Hyaline filamentous Fusarium (F. solani, F. dimerum, F. oxysporum) Keratitis, scleritis, endophthalmitis
  Aspergillus (A. fumingatus, A. terrus, A. terreus) Keratitis, scleritis, endophthalmitis, oribital cellulitis Dacryocystitis
  Scedosporium (S. apiospermum, S. prolificanc) Keratitis, scleritis, endophthalmitis Orbital cellulitis
  Paecilomyces (P. lilacinus, P. variotii) Keratitis, endophthalmitis
  Acremonium (A. kilience, A. potronii) Keratitis, endophthalmitis
     
Dematiaceous Bipolaris (B. specifera, B. hawaiiensis) Keratitis, scleritis
  Curvularia (C. lunata, C. geniculata) Keratitis, scleritis
  Exserohilum (E. rostratum) Keratitis, scleritis
  Exophiala (E. dermatitidis) Keratitis, scleritis
  Lasiodiplodia theobromae Keratitis
     
Yeasts and zygomycetes
 Yeasts Candida (C. albicans, C. parapsilosis, C.guilliermondii) Keratitis, infectious crystalline keratopathy, scleritis, endophthalmitis, orbital cellulitis
  Cryptococcus (C. neoformans, C. laurentii) Keratitis, blepharitis, endophthalmitis
     
 Zygomycetes Rhizopus, Mucor, Rhizomucor Orbital cellulitis, scleritis
     
 Thermally dimorphic fungi Paracoccidioides brasiliensis, Blastomyces dermatitidis, Sporothrix schenckii Histoplasma capsulatum Eye lid infection, conjunctivitis, keratitis, endophthalmitis