title: Bacterial keratitis after photorefractive keratectomy.
abstract: Two patients who had excimer laser photorefractive keratectomy (PRK) for myopia developed bacterial keratitis, one from Staphylococcus epidermidis and the other with a negative culture. Both were treated with topical antimicrobial agents. One eye recovered an uncorrected visual acuity of 20/20. The other was left with a moderate subepithelial scar and an uncorrected visual acuity of 20/150.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, El Maghraby Eye Center, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Amayem
authors.forename: A T
authors.initials: AT
authors.lastname: Ali
authors.forename: G O
authors.initials: GO
authors.lastname: Waring
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Ibrahim
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000891:Anti-Infective Agents, Local / Q000008:administration & dosage; D003262:Contact Lenses, Extended-Wear / Q000009:adverse effects; D003315:Cornea / Q000382:microbiology / Q000601:surgery*; D015818:Eye Infections, Bacterial / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007634:Keratitis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D054018:Lasers, Excimer; D008297:Male; D009216:Myopia / Q000601:surgery*; D018903:Photorefractive Keratectomy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D013212:Staphylococcus epidermidis / Q000302:isolation & purification; D014792:Visual Acuity
chemical_list: D000891:Anti-Infective Agents, Local