Polymicrobial Infection of the Cornea Due to Contact Lens Wear
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Polymicrobial Infection of the Cornea Due to Contact Lens Wear
A 38-year-old male presented with pain and redness in his left eye. He had a history of wearing contact lenses. His ophthalmic examination revealed a large corneal ulcer with surrounding infiltrate. Cultures were isolated from the contact lenses, lens solutions, storage cases, and conjunctivae of both eyes and also corneal scrapings of the left eye. Fortified vancomycin and amikacin drops were ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Türk Oftalmoloji Dergisi
سال: 2016
ISSN: 1300-0659
DOI: 10.4274/tjo.03779