title: A case of total keratomalacia due to soft contact lens wearing.
abstract: A case of total keratomalacia caused by soft contact lens wearing is demonstrated. The reasons for the tragic course were insufficient adaptation to the lens and inadequate information to the patient regarding the problems of wearing of the lens and its cleaning. A subtotal keratoplasty was performed in this case but only the globe could be preserved.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001766:Blindness / Q000209:etiology; D002387:Cataract Extraction; D003263:Contact Lenses, Hydrophilic / Q000009:adverse effects*; D003316:Corneal Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D016039:Corneal Transplantation; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007498:Iris / Q000601:surgery; D011552:Pseudomonas Infections / Q000209:etiology*; D014184:Transplantation, Homologous