Infectious keratitis is a rare but potentially severe sight-threatening disease, associated with
considerable societal burden, cost and morbidity. This review summarises the most recent …

Corneal infiltrative events (CIEs) are well established as a risk associated with soft contact
lens wear. The incidence of symptomatic CIEs during extended soft lens wear ranges from …

Infectious keratitis is a rare but severe condition associated with a range of ocular and
systemic predisposing conditions, including ocular trauma, prior surgery, surface disease …

Purpose To investigate the demographics, risk factors, microbiology, and resistance pattern
at a tertiary hospital and to detect the shifting trend over 2 decades. Design A retrospective …

Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Staphylococcus aureus are the two dominant Gram-negative
and-positive species, respectively, isolated from patients with contact lens-related bacterial …

Purpose To determine the causative organisms and associated risk factors for infectious
keratitis in South Texas. Methods This retrospective study was performed at a tertiary …

Importance Contact lens microbial keratitis (CLMK) is the most common cause of microbial
keratitis in our community. Background Define the trend in rate of CLMK and define patient …

Purpose To investigate the epidemiologic characteristics of microbial keratitis and its overall
burden on the health care system in Taiwan. Design Retrospective, population-based study …

Background Infective keratitis is the most common corneal pathology in developing
countries. Updated knowledge is needed for its control and proper management …

Purpose To compare the outcomes of Pseudomonas aeruginosa keratitis (PAK) in contact
lens wearers (CLWs) and non–contact lens wearers (non-CLWs) and identify risk factors for …