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...

INTRODUCTION To review the best-corrected visual acuity, ulcer size, microbiological profile and morbidity of contact lens-related microbial keratitis with and without prior topical steroid use. MATERIALS AND METHODS Retrospective case review of admitted cases of contact lens-related microbial keratitis in a tertiary hospital. Data pertaining to demographics, pre-admission treatment with or w...

Background—Primary treatment for suspected microbial keratitis is generally successful. Although risks such as contact lens use are well recognised as causative factors for microbial keratitis, little is known about the risk factors that influence treatment outcome. The present study evaluates the risk factors assessed at diagnosis as prognostic indicators of primary treatment failure. Methods—...

microbial corneal diseases are a serious ocular infection and the major cause of ocular morbidity and blindness in the world. the outcomes of fungal keratitis are unfavorable due to the protracted course of the condition and the diversity of respective clinical presentations. trauma, contact lens wear, foreign material, and prior corneal surgery, may make the most background for permitting inva...

BACKGROUND Mycotic keratitis is an important cause of corneal blindness world over including India. Geographical location and climate are known to influence the profile of fungal diseases. While there are several reports on mycotic keratitis from southern India, comprehensive clinico-microbiological reports from eastern India are few. The reported prevalence of mycotic keratitis are 36.7%,36.3%...

Contact lens-related complications are common, affecting around one third of wearers, although most mild and easily managed. lenses have well-defined anatomical physiological effects on the ocular surface can result in other consequences due to presence a biologically active material. A contact lens interacts with tear film, surface, skin, endogenous environmental microorganisms, components car...