Contact lens induced corneal ulcer management in a tertiary eye unit in Oman - A descriptive study

Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 283-290

  Shah, Rikin ^a   Shah, Manali ^a   Khandekar, Rajiv ^b   Al Raisi, Abdulatif ^a  

^a AL NAHDHA HOSPITAL   (Oman)

^b MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Oman)

Author keywords

Contact lens; Corneal blindness, keratitis; Prevention of blindness; Refractive error

Indexed keywords

EID: 84863454619     PISSN: 2075051X     EISSN: 20750528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

References (21)

1. Albert DM, Jakobiec FA. Contact Lens. In: Principles and Practice of Ophthalmology, Ch. 6, Vol.6 2nd ed. Philadelphia: WB Saunders Company, 2004. p. 5368.
2. Verhelst D, Koppen C, Van Looveren J, Meheus A, Tassignon MJ; The Belgian Keratitis Study Group. Contact lens-related corneal ulcers requiring hospitalization: a 7-year retrospective study in Belgium. Acta Ophthalmol Scand 2006; 84:522-526.
3. Rattanatam T, Heng WJ, Rapuano CJ, Laibson PR, Cohen EJ. Trends in contact lens-related corneal ulcers. Cornea 2001; 20:290-294.
4. Sargie L. Are Your Contact Lenses Uncomfortable? Here’s What to Do About it. From http://www.allaboutvision. com/contacts/contact-lens-discomfort.htm. Accessed April 2007.
5. Khandekar R, Al Fahdi M, Mohammed AJ, Krishnan SG, Talat A, Al Raisi A. Evaluation of resources for contact lens practice in private contact lens clinics of Muscat, Oman. East Med J Ophthalmol. (in press)
6. Hennekens CH, Julie EB. Epidemiology in Medicine. In: Evaluating the Role of Bias. Boston: Little Brown and Company, 1987. p. 272-286.
7. Ministry of Health, Oman. Corneal Diseases in Eye Health Care Manual. 2nd edition. Muscat: Al Zahra Printing Press, 2000. pp. 16-17.
8. Khandekar R, Mohammed AJ, Al-Raisi A. Prevalence and causes of blindness & low vision; before and five years after ‘VISION 2020’ initiatives in Oman: a review. Ophthalmic Epidemiol 2007; 14:9-15.
9. Khandekar R, Mohammed AJ. The prevalence of trachomatous trichiasis in Oman (Oman Eye Study 2005). Ophthalmic Epidemiol 2007; 14:267-272.
10. Khandekar RB, Abdu-Helmi S. Magnitude and determinants of refractive error in Omani school children. Saudi Med J 2004; 25:1388-1393.
11. Khandekar R, Mohammed AJ, Al Raisi A. Compliance of spectacle wear and its determinants among schoolchildren of Dhakhiliya region of Oman: A descriptive study. SQU J Sci Res: Med Sci 2002; 4:39-43.
12. Neumaier-Ammerer B, Stolba U, Binder S, Feichtinger H. Corneal infiltrates and ulcers-A retrospective study of 239 eyes. Ophthalmologe 2004; 101:33-38.
13. Keay L, Edwards K, Naduvilath T, Taylor HR, Snibson GR, Forde K, et al. Microbial keratitis predisposing factors and morbidity. Ophthalmology 2006; 113:109-116.
14. Derick RJ, Kelley CG, Gersman M. Contact lens related corneal ulcers at the Ohio State University Hospitals 1983-1987. CLAO J 1989; 15:268-270.
15. Sharma S, Gopalakrishnan S, Aasuri MK, Garg P, Rao GN. Trends in contact lens-associated microbial keratitis in Southern India. Ophthalmology 2003; 110:138-143.
16. Mela EK, Giannelou IP, Koliopoulos JX, Gartaganis SP. Ulcerative keratitis in contact lens wearers. Eye Contact Lens 2003; 29:207-209.
17. Inoue N, Toshida H, Mamada N, Kogure N, Murakami A. Contact lens-induced infectious keratitis in Japan. Eye Contact Lens 2007; 33:65-69.
18. Verhelst D, Koppen C, Van Looveren J, Meheus A, Tassignon MJ; The Belgian Keratitis Study Group. Contact lens-related corneal ulcers requiring hospitalization: a 7-year retrospective study in Belgium. Acta Ophthalmol Scand 2006; 84:522-526.
19. Aasuri MK, Venkata N, Kumar VM. Differential diagnosis of microbial keratitis and contact lens-induced peripheral ulcer. Eye Contact Lens 2003; 29:S60-62.
20. Weissman BA, Mondino BJ, Pettit TH, Hofbauer JD. Corneal ulcers associated with extended-wear soft contact lenses. Am J Ophthalmol 1984; 97:476-481.
21. Adams CP Jr, Cohen EJ, Laibson PR, Galentine P, Arentsen JJ. Corneal ulcers in patients with cosmetic extended-wear contact lenses. Am J Ophthalmol 1983; 96:705-709.