J Korean Ophthalmol Soc.  1999 May;40(5):1401-1404.

A Case of Microbial Keratitis as a Complication of Orthokeratology Contact Lens Wear

• Lee YB
• Tchah H

Abstract

Orthokeratology is a nonsurgical measure for correcting ametropia, especially, myopia by changing corneal curvature and refractive powers with the use of tight-fitting, progressively flatter, and rigid contact lenses. Contact lens-related microbial keratitis is already well-known, but keratitis which was developed in orthokeratology lens is not reported yet. Only one case of filtering bleb infection as a complication of orthokeratology lens wear is reported abroad in a patient who had been performed a right trabeculectomy in combination with phacoemulsification and insertion of an intraocular lens implant before. We treated successfully the microbial keratitis which developed in a 11-year-old boy with fortified antibiotics who had worn orthokeratology lens for one month.

Keyword

Microbial keratitis; Orthokeratology lens

MeSH Terms

Anti-Bacterial Agents
Blister
Child
Contact Lenses
Humans
Keratitis*
Lenses, Intraocular
Male
Myopia
Phacoemulsification
Refractive Errors
Trabeculectomy
Anti-Bacterial Agents