Contact lens associated keratitis due to Tintelnotia destructans

Contact lens induced keratitis associated with contact lens wear.

PURPOSE To evaluate clinical characteristics, risk factors, management and outcome of contact lens induced keratitis (CLIK) associated with contact lens wear. METHODS The study comprised all consecutive patients presenting with contact lens related presumed microbial keratitis during a 12-month period at our department. Detailed demographic data, type of contact lens, duration of lens wear, w...

contact lens-associated acanthamoeba keratitis in iran

acanthamoeba keratitis is a vision-threatening infection caused by pathogenic species of the genus acanthamoeba. in this study, 13 acanthamoeba keratitis cases were diagnosed among 52 keratitis patients. to confirm the identity of acanthamoeba at the genus level, a pcr-based method was used, and their pathogenic potential was determined using in vitro cytotoxicity assays on human corneal epithe...

Atypical contact lens-related keratitis

Contact Lens Solution–associated Acanthamoeba and Fusarium Keratitis

GBS diagnostic code from the statewide hospital discharge database representing acute GBS was only 30%. Of the 103 confi rmed cases, 26 (25%) would have been missed if only the state hospital discharge database was used to identify potential cases. Of 103 cases, all were identifi ed with ICD-9-CM diagnosis code 357.0; in 91 (88%) cases, this was the primary diagnosis. Other combinations of code...

Rhizopus Keratitis Associated with Poor Contact Lens Hygiene

We report a case of Rhizopus keratitis in a young woman with poor contact lens hygiene. The mold was highly sensitive to treatment with amphotericin 0.15% drops, after a relatively prompt diagnosis. Obtaining cultures of both corneal infiltrates and presumably infected contact lenses may help to avoid a delay in proper treatment.