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

Lee, Yong Bum; Tchah, Hungwon

Case Report

Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society 1999;40(5):1401-1404.
Published online May 1, 1999.

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

Yong Bum Lee, Hungwon Tchah

Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, University of Ulsan, Asan Medical Center.

각막굴절교정술 콘택트렌즈와 연관된 감염성 각막염 1예

이용원(Yong Bum Lee),차흥원(Hung Won Tchah)

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.

Key Words: Microbial keratitis;Orthokeratology lens