A Clinical Study on Infectious Corneal Ulcer.

Ahn, Min; Jung, Young Taek; Han, Hong Joo

Original Article

Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society 1996;37(9):1538-1543.
Published online September 1, 1996.

A Clinical Study on Infectious Corneal Ulcer.

Min Ahn, Young Taek Jung, Hong Joo Han

Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, Chonbuk University, Seoul, Korea.

감염성 각막궤양의 임상적 고찰

안민(Min Ahn),정영택(Young Taek Jung),한홍주(Hong Joo Han)

Abstract

From 1986 to 1995, 75 eyes of 75 patients who were admitted with a diagnosis of infectious corneal ulcer at Chunbuk university hospital were analyzed on the etiologic agents and clinical findings. Etiologic agents of infectious corneal ulcer were classified as 49 bacterial ulcers(65.3%) and 26 fungal ulcers(34.7%). The most common isolated bacteria was 8 cases of coagulase negative staphylococcus and pseudomonas species was the most common isolated gram negative organism. Candida species was the most commonly isolated fungus. Hypopyon was noted in 30 cases(40%) of infectious corneal ulcers, 14 cases in small ulcer group and 16 cases in large ulcer group. There was no difference between severity and presence of hypopyon of the 75cases (P>0.05. chi-square test).

Key Words: Corneal Ulcer