title: Recurrent corneal ulcerations associated with smokeable methamphetamine abuse.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  We studied a case of chronic, recurrent, bilateral, corneal ulcerations associated with smokeable methamphetamine abuse, commonly known as "ice," in an otherwise healthy 31-year-old woman.
  
  
  METHODS
  Every few months the patient had recurrent corneal ulcerations. Each time, she was hospitalized and treated successfully with topical antibiotics.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Even though she had undergone numerous formal attempts at drug rehabilitation, she continued to have relapses, and ulceration recurred only during periods of smokeable methamphetamine abuse.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Illicit use of smokeable methamphetamine may result in corneal ulceration.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Washington University, MO 63110, USA.
authors.forename: R S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Chuck
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Williams
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Goldberg
authors.forename: A J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Lubniewski
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003315:Cornea / Q000187:drug effects / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D003320:Corneal Ulcer / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination / Q000627:therapeutic use; D015818:Eye Infections, Bacterial / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008694:Methamphetamine; D012008:Recurrence; D012907:Smoking / Q000009:adverse effects*; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D013291:Streptococcus / Q000302:isolation & purification; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000150:complications*; D014792:Visual Acuity
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D008694:Methamphetamine