Abstract | PURPOSE: To report a case that suggests that factors associated with daily disposable contact lenses contribute to the risk of developing infectious keratitis. METHODS: RESULTS: The case involves a 35-year-old woman with a culture-positive Pseudomonas corneal ulcer that was treated successfully with topical antibiotics. The patient wore daily disposable contact lenses on a part-time basis and was fully compliant with the instructions for use. CONCLUSIONS: Compliance and wearing time were not causal in this episode of infectious keratitis, but factors related to the lens might have been.
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Authors | Robert Munneke, Stephen C Lash, Catherine Prendiville |
Journal | Eye & contact lens
(Eye Contact Lens)
Vol. 32
Issue 2
Pg. 94-5
(Mar 2006)
ISSN: 1542-2321 [Print] United States |
PMID | 16538131
(Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)
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Chemical References |
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Topics |
- Administration, Topical
- Adult
- Anti-Bacterial Agents
(administration & dosage, therapeutic use)
- Contact Lenses, Hydrophilic
(microbiology)
- Corneal Ulcer
(diagnosis, drug therapy, microbiology)
- Disposable Equipment
- Eye Infections, Bacterial
(diagnosis, drug therapy, microbiology)
- Female
- Humans
- Patient Compliance
- Pseudomonas Infections
(diagnosis, drug therapy, microbiology)
- Pseudomonas aeruginosa
(isolation & purification)
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