Abstract
We reviewed 397 cases of microbial keratitis examined at the Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Boston, MA, U.S.A., from January 1982 through December 1985. Of these, 136 cases (34%) were related to contact lens use. Extended-wear contact lenses were used by 107 (79%) of these patients. Cosmetic contact lenses accounted for 59 (44%) of lens-related cases, aphakic contact lenses 44 (32%), therapeutic (bandage) contact lenses 33 (24%). Fifty-three microbial keratitis cases associated with contact lens wear were culture-positive: 28 (52%) were gram-positive, and 19 (36%) were gram-negative. Mixed cultures, fungi, and Acanthamoeba accounted for two cases (4%) each. Pseudomonas aeruginosa was specifically associated with cosmetic soft contact lens use.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 281-285 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Cornea |
| Volume | 8 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| State | Published - Jan 1 1989 |
| Externally published | Yes |
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Microbiology of contact lens-related keratitis. / Schein, O. D.; Ormerod, L. D.; Barraquer, E.; Alfonso, Eduardo C; Egan, K. M.; Paton, B. G.; Kenyon, K. R.
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AU - Schein, O. D.
AU - Ormerod, L. D.
AU - Barraquer, E.
AU - Alfonso, Eduardo C
AU - Egan, K. M.
AU - Paton, B. G.
AU - Kenyon, K. R.
PY - 1989/1/1
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N2 - We reviewed 397 cases of microbial keratitis examined at the Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Boston, MA, U.S.A., from January 1982 through December 1985. Of these, 136 cases (34%) were related to contact lens use. Extended-wear contact lenses were used by 107 (79%) of these patients. Cosmetic contact lenses accounted for 59 (44%) of lens-related cases, aphakic contact lenses 44 (32%), therapeutic (bandage) contact lenses 33 (24%). Fifty-three microbial keratitis cases associated with contact lens wear were culture-positive: 28 (52%) were gram-positive, and 19 (36%) were gram-negative. Mixed cultures, fungi, and Acanthamoeba accounted for two cases (4%) each. Pseudomonas aeruginosa was specifically associated with cosmetic soft contact lens use.
AB - We reviewed 397 cases of microbial keratitis examined at the Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Boston, MA, U.S.A., from January 1982 through December 1985. Of these, 136 cases (34%) were related to contact lens use. Extended-wear contact lenses were used by 107 (79%) of these patients. Cosmetic contact lenses accounted for 59 (44%) of lens-related cases, aphakic contact lenses 44 (32%), therapeutic (bandage) contact lenses 33 (24%). Fifty-three microbial keratitis cases associated with contact lens wear were culture-positive: 28 (52%) were gram-positive, and 19 (36%) were gram-negative. Mixed cultures, fungi, and Acanthamoeba accounted for two cases (4%) each. Pseudomonas aeruginosa was specifically associated with cosmetic soft contact lens use.
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