J Korean Ophthalmol Soc.
1989 Jun;30(3):443-445.
Fungal Invasion of a Hydrophilic Soft Contact Lens
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- 1Department of Ophthalmology, Catholic University, Medical College, Seoul, Korea.
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- Since Bernstein(1973) initially described a case of fungal invasion of the soft contact lens, sporadic reports have appeared in the literature. A 51 yr old Korean man was seen in our clinic on July 22, 1981. His complaining is photophobia and foreign body sensation of the left eye. He has suffered from the above mentioned chief complaint for 2 days. His visual acuity was 20/20(Right eye) and 20/40(Leftr eye). There were multiple deposits on the soft contact lens. We referred deposits of the contact lens to Toray industries Inc.(Tokyo, Japan). Characteristic fungal colony and mycelium wsa found on the soft contact lens.
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