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A Case of Bacterial Keratitis in a Patient Using Orthokeratology and Soft Contact Lenses

A Case of Bacterial Keratitis in a Patient Using Orthokeratology and Soft Contact Lenses

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A Case of Bacterial Keratitis in a Patient Using Orthokeratology and Soft Contact Lenses

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Full title

A Case of Bacterial Keratitis in a Patient Using Orthokeratology and Soft Contact Lenses

Publisher

United States: Cureus Inc

Journal title

Curēus (Palo Alto, CA), 2024-09, Vol.16 (9), p.e68717

Language

English

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United States: Cureus Inc

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Contents

A 63-year-old male with high myopia developed sudden visual loss, eyelid swelling, eye pain, discharge, and tearing in his left eye while wearing soft contact lenses (CLs) during the day and orthokeratology lenses at night. At the initial visit, his corrected visual acuity in the left eye was 20/1000, with a ring-shaped ulcer in the central cornea,...

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Full title

A Case of Bacterial Keratitis in a Patient Using Orthokeratology and Soft Contact Lenses

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TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_11456984

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_11456984

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ISSN

2168-8184

E-ISSN

2168-8184

DOI

10.7759/cureus.68717

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