Kirk R Wilhelmus1. 1. Cullen Eye Institute, Department of Ophthalmology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, USA. kirkw@bcm.tmc.edu
Abstract
PURPOSE: To report an infectious complication of overnight rigid gas-permeable contact lenses. METHODS: Case report and medical literature review. RESULTS: A 16-year-old girl developed laboratory-confirmed acanthamoebic keratitis during orthokeratology for myopic reduction. Recent case reports suggest that Acanthamoeba is a cause of microbial keratitis associated with gas-permeable contact lenses among teenagers and young adults undergoing orthokeratology. CONCLUSIONS: Acanthamoeba keratitis is an emerging complication of orthokeratology in young myopes.
PURPOSE: To report an infectious complication of overnight rigid gas-permeable contact lenses. METHODS: Case report and medical literature review. RESULTS: A 16-year-old girl developed laboratory-confirmed acanthamoebic keratitis during orthokeratology for myopic reduction. Recent case reports suggest that Acanthamoeba is a cause of microbial keratitis associated with gas-permeable contact lenses among teenagers and young adults undergoing orthokeratology. CONCLUSIONS:Acanthamoeba keratitis is an emerging complication of orthokeratology in young myopes.
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