Management and treatment of contact lens keratitis

ConclusionsDue to the percentage of positive results in the cultures of contact lenses is higher than the percentage of corneal scrapings its realization is useful, beacuse the microorganism isolated in the ulcer is also present in maintenance fluids. Due to the high sensitivity of the main microorganisms to quinolones, are recommended as initial empiric therapy in infectious keratitis.

Source: Acta Ophthalmologica - September 13, 2016 Category: Opthalmology Authors: I. Perez Navarro, F. Ascaso, J.I. S ánchez Marín, M. Martínez Vélez, O. Estebán Floría, C. Almenara Michelena, A. Idoate, I. Bartolomé, M.Á. Del Buey Sayas Tags: Abstracts from the 2016 European Association for Vision and Eye Research Conference Source Type: research