Personal hygiene risk factors for contact lens-related microbial keratitis

Risk factors for contact lens related microbial keratitis: a case-control study.

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the risk factors that may contribute to microbial keratitis in contact lens wearers. MATERIAL AND METHOD This prospective case-control study included 52 patients with contact lens related keratitis treated between 1 December 2006 and 15 October 2007 at the Faculty of Medicine, Siriraj Hospital. Controls were sixty-three contact lens users attending with disorders unrelat...

The incidence of contact lens-related microbial keratitis in Australia.

OBJECTIVE To establish the absolute risk of contact lens (CL)-related microbial keratitis, the incidence of vision loss and risk factors for disease. DESIGN A prospective, 12-month, population-based surveillance study. PARTICIPANTS New cases of CL-related microbial keratitis presenting in Australia over a 12-month period were identified through surveillance of all ophthalmic practitioners (...

Atypical contact lens-related keratitis

Microbial Keratitis in Contact Lens Wearers

Microbial keratitis (MK) is an inflammation of the cornea with sight-threatening potential. It can lead to serious visual impairments followed by permanent visual loss if untreated. The predisposition factors for the MK include ocular surface disease, ocular trauma, ocular surgery, contact lens (CL) wear and systemic diseases. CL wear is one of the most significant predisposition factor for CL ...

Risk factors and causative organisms in microbial keratitis in daily disposable contact lens wear

PURPOSE This study investigated independent risk factors and causative organisms in microbial keratitis in daily disposable contact lens (CL)-wearers. METHODS A multisite prospective case-control study was undertaken. Cases were daily disposable CL-wearers attending Moorfields Eye Hospital with microbial keratitis and those reported through a one-year surveillance study in Australia and in Ne...