Contact lens-related visual loss in the context of microbial keratitis

Contact lens-related visual loss in the context of microbial keratitis

Mehrdad Mohammadpour,1 Seyedeh Simindokht Hosseini,1 Masoud Khorrami-Nejad,1,2 Fatemeh Bazvand1 1Eye Research Center, Farabi Eye Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran; 2Department of Optometry, School of Rehabilitation, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran,...

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Main Authors: Mohammadpour M, Hosseini SS, Khorrami-Nejad M, Bazvand F
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Dove Medical Press 2019-02-01
Series:Clinical Optometry
Subjects:
Infectious keratitis
Contact lens
Emergency penetrating keratoplasty
Online Access:https://www.dovepress.com/contact-lens-related-visual-loss-in-the-context-of-microbial-keratitis-peer-reviewed-article-OPTO
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Summary:Mehrdad Mohammadpour,1 Seyedeh Simindokht Hosseini,1 Masoud Khorrami-Nejad,1,2 Fatemeh Bazvand1 1Eye Research Center, Farabi Eye Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran; 2Department of Optometry, School of Rehabilitation, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran Abstract: Microbial keratitis is a potentially blinding condition for those who do not receive rapid and proper treatment. The case of a healthy 26-year-old man who has worn extended-wear hydrogel soft contact lenses and developed a unilateral central corneal ulcer with underlying dense stromal infiltrates surrounded by subepithelial and superficial stromal opacity in a reticular pattern along with several complications is reported. Keywords: infectious keratitis, contact lens, emergency penetrating keratoplasty
ISSN:1179-2752

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