作者: Kirk R Wilhelmus
DOI: 10.1097/01.ICO.0000175410.28859.BD
关键词: Orthokeratology 、 Infectious complication 、 Medicine 、 Contact lens 、 Ophthalmology 、 Acanthamoeba keratitis 、 Keratitis 、 Acanthamoeba
摘要: Purpose To report an infectious complication of overnight rigid gas-permeable contact lenses. Methods Case and medical literature review. Results A 16-year-old girl developed laboratory-confirmed acanthamoebic keratitis during orthokeratology for myopic reduction. Recent case reports suggest that Acanthamoeba is a cause microbial associated with lenses among teenagers young adults undergoing orthokeratology. Conclusions emerging in myopes.