Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the recurrence rates of herpes simplex virus (HSV) keratitis in contact lens wearers compared with non-contact lens wearers. METHODS: Retrospective cohort study. Charts of patients diagnosed with HSV keratitis seen at the Cleveland Clinic between January 2001 and December 2004 were reviewed. RESULTS: One hundred seventeen patients were included in this study: 21 contact lens wearers and 96 non-contact lens wearers. Contact lens wearers were found to have a higher median recurrence rate (0.4 episodes/year) compared with non-contact lens wearers (0.2 episodes/year) (P=0.02). A multivariate regression evaluating factors predictive of the number of recurrences found that contact lens use remained a significant predictive variable (P=0.02) when accounting for patient demographic and disease factors and variable follow-up time. CONCLUSIONS: Patients with a history of HSV keratitis should be counseled about the potential increased risk of recurrence that may be associated with contact lens wear.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 185-187 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | Eye and Contact Lens |
| Volume | 35 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Jul 1 2009 |
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Keywords
- Contact lens wear
- Herpes simplex virus keratitis
- Recurrence
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Ophthalmology
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Recurrence rates of herpes simplex virus keratitis in contact lens and non-contact lens wearers. / Mucci, Joti Juneja; Utz, Virginia M.; Galor, Anat; Feuer, William J; Jeng, Bennie H.
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T1 - Recurrence rates of herpes simplex virus keratitis in contact lens and non-contact lens wearers
AU - Mucci, Joti Juneja
AU - Utz, Virginia M.
AU - Galor, Anat
AU - Feuer, William J
AU - Jeng, Bennie H.
PY - 2009/7/1
Y1 - 2009/7/1
N2 - OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the recurrence rates of herpes simplex virus (HSV) keratitis in contact lens wearers compared with non-contact lens wearers. METHODS: Retrospective cohort study. Charts of patients diagnosed with HSV keratitis seen at the Cleveland Clinic between January 2001 and December 2004 were reviewed. RESULTS: One hundred seventeen patients were included in this study: 21 contact lens wearers and 96 non-contact lens wearers. Contact lens wearers were found to have a higher median recurrence rate (0.4 episodes/year) compared with non-contact lens wearers (0.2 episodes/year) (P=0.02). A multivariate regression evaluating factors predictive of the number of recurrences found that contact lens use remained a significant predictive variable (P=0.02) when accounting for patient demographic and disease factors and variable follow-up time. CONCLUSIONS: Patients with a history of HSV keratitis should be counseled about the potential increased risk of recurrence that may be associated with contact lens wear.
AB - OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the recurrence rates of herpes simplex virus (HSV) keratitis in contact lens wearers compared with non-contact lens wearers. METHODS: Retrospective cohort study. Charts of patients diagnosed with HSV keratitis seen at the Cleveland Clinic between January 2001 and December 2004 were reviewed. RESULTS: One hundred seventeen patients were included in this study: 21 contact lens wearers and 96 non-contact lens wearers. Contact lens wearers were found to have a higher median recurrence rate (0.4 episodes/year) compared with non-contact lens wearers (0.2 episodes/year) (P=0.02). A multivariate regression evaluating factors predictive of the number of recurrences found that contact lens use remained a significant predictive variable (P=0.02) when accounting for patient demographic and disease factors and variable follow-up time. CONCLUSIONS: Patients with a history of HSV keratitis should be counseled about the potential increased risk of recurrence that may be associated with contact lens wear.
KW - Contact lens wear
KW - Herpes simplex virus keratitis
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