Contact Lens Versus Non–Contact Lens–Related Corneal Ulcers at an Academic Center

Purpose: To compare the infectious contact lens–related corneal ulcer (CLRU) and non-CLRU cases at Saint Louis University. Methods: Retrospective review of corneal ulcer cases identified by search of the ophthalmology and microbiology department databases between 1999 and 2016. Results: Six hundred seventy-seven cases of corneal ulcers were identified, of which 46% were CLRU. CLRU cases were seen more commonly in younger patients (P2 mm2 in 36% CLRU and 51% non-CLRU (P=0.002). Causative pathogen in cultured CLRU was predominately Pseudomonas species (44%, P
Source: Eye and Contact Lens: Science and Clinical Practice - Category: Opthalmology Tags: Article Source Type: research