Severe corneal infections induced by contact lens wearing

• Main Authors: Drozhzhina G.I (Author), Ivanova O.N (Author), Ostashevskii V.L (Author), Gaidamaka T.B (Author), Ivanovskaia E.V (Author), Kogan B.M (Author), Usov V.Ia (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Ukrainian Society of Ophthalmologists, 2016-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
• Online Access: Connect to this object online.

Background. Over the recent years, a lot of authors have noticed changes in risk factors of microbial keratitis development as well as in variety of agents inducing them. Soft contact lens wearing has been reported to be the leading risk factor for infectious keratitis. Purpose. To analyze cases of...