Pseudomonas corneal ulcer with extended-wear soft contact lenses for myopia.
Extended-wear soft contact lenses for myopic correction are becoming a more frequent alternative to spectacles. The risk of corneal ulceration with their use exists. In our patient, a 29-year-old woman, a severe Pseudomonas aeruginosa corneal ulcer developed after the use of extended-wear contact lenses for myopia.
D000328:Adult; D003263:Contact Lenses, Hydrophilic / Q000009:adverse effects*; D003320:Corneal Ulcer / Q000382:microbiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009216:Myopia / Q000628:therapy; D011552:Pseudomonas Infections / Q000209:etiology*