Herpes Simplex epithelial keratitis associated with daily disposable contact lens wear

Contact Lens & Anterior Eye : the Journal of the British Contact Lens Association
Ahmed Hamroush, James Welch

Abstract

To report a case of epithelial Herpes Simplex keratitis in a patient wearing daily disposable contact lenses. Case report. A 30-year-old female contact lens wearer presented to the emergency clinic with a painful, red left eye associated with an acute reduction of vision over 48 h. On examination, confluent dendritic ulcers were present on the cornea. Neither pertinent ocular nor medical history was obtained to explain such a dramatic clinical presentation. Contact lens wear was the only risk factor identified, perhaps resulting in deviation of the immune response at the ocular surface, with consequent extensive dendritic ulceration.

Citations

Apr 17, 2015·The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews·Kirk R Wilhelmus
Apr 11, 2020·Contact Lens & Anterior Eye : the Journal of the British Contact Lens Association·Lyndon JonesJason Nichols

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