A Case of Microbial Keratitis as a Complication of Orthokeratology Contact Lens Wear. |
Yong Bum Lee, Hungwon Tchah |
Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, University of Ulsan, Asan Medical Center. |
각막굴절교정술 콘택트렌즈와 연관된 감염성 각막염 1예 |
이용원(Yong Bum Lee),차흥원(Hung Won Tchah) |
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Abstract |
Orthokeratology is a nonsurgical measure for correcting ametropia, especially, myopia by changing corneal curvature and refractive powers with the use of tight-fitting, progressively flatter, and rigid contact lenses. Contact lens-related microbial keratitis is already well-known, but keratitis which was developed in orthokeratology lens is not reported yet. Only one case of filtering bleb infection as a complication of orthokeratology lens wear is reported abroad in a patient who had been performed a right trabeculectomy in combination with phacoemulsification and insertion of an intraocular lens implant before. We treated successfully the microbial keratitis which developed in a 11-year-old boy with fortified antibiotics who had worn orthokeratology lens for one month. |
Key Words:
Microbial keratitis;Orthokeratology lens |