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Case Reports
. 2005 Oct;24(7):864-6.
doi: 10.1097/01.ico.0000175410.28859.bd.

Acanthamoeba keratitis during orthokeratology

Kirk R Wilhelmus  1
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Case Reports

Acanthamoeba keratitis during orthokeratology

Kirk R Wilhelmus. Cornea. 2005 Oct.

Abstract

Purpose: To report an infectious complication of overnight rigid gas-permeable contact lenses.

Methods: Case report 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 of microbial keratitis associated with gas-permeable contact lenses among teenagers and young adults undergoing orthokeratology.

Conclusions: Acanthamoeba keratitis is an emerging complication of orthokeratology in young myopes.

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