Pseudomonas corneal ulcer associated with disposable soft contact lenses.
Disposable contact lenses were developed to reduce the complications associated with cosmetic extended wear contact lenses. We describe two cases of Pseudomonas corneal ulcers that developed in patients wearing disposable soft contact lenses. Patients wearing these lenses remain at risk for infection.
Kent
H D
HD
Cornea Service, Wills Eye Hospital, Philadelphia, PA 19107.
Sanders
R J
RJ
Arentsen
J J
JJ
Cohen
E J
EJ
Laibson
P R
PR
D000328:Adult; D002437:Cefazolin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003263:Contact Lenses, Hydrophilic / Q000009:adverse effects*; D003315:Cornea / Q000382:microbiology; D003320:Corneal Ulcer / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D015818:Eye Infections, Bacterial / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011552:Pseudomonas Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D014031:Tobramycin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014792:Visual Acuity
D002437:Cefazolin; D014031:Tobramycin