Corneal thinning associated with recurrent microbial keratitis resulting from 7-day extended wear of low Dk hydrogel contact lenses: A case report

Contact Lens and Anterior Eye

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 30-32

  Cardona, Genís ^a   Saona Santos, Carlos Luís ^a  

^a Centre Universitari de la Visió   (Spain)

Author keywords

Compliance; Corneal thinning; Extended wear; Low Dk hydrogel contact lens; Microbial keratitis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONTACT LENS; CORNEA PERFORATION; CORNEA TRANSPLANTATION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EXTENDED WEAR CONTACT LENS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; KERATITIS; KERATOMETRY; PENETRATING KERATOPLASTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT MICROBIAL KERATITIS; RISK FACTOR; SLIT LAMP; SOFT CONTACT LENS; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

BLINDNESS; CONTACT LENSES, HYDROPHILIC; EYE INFECTIONS, BACTERIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROGEL; KERATITIS; MIDDLE AGED; RECURRENCE;

EID: 73749088264     PISSN: 13670484     EISSN: 14765411     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clae.2009.10.001     Document Type: Article

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