Association Between Cultures of Contact Lens and Corneal Scraping in Contact Lens–Related Microbial Keratitis

Contact lens-associated microbial keratitis

“…Despite previous studies supporting a strong association between corneal scrapings and CL cultures (37)(38) , our results point to a poor agreement. In addition, we found multiple isolates in the CL culture more frequently than in the corneal culture.…”

Contact lens-associated microbial keratitis

“…Despite previous studies supporting a strong association between corneal scrapings and CL cultures (37)(38) , our results point to a poor agreement. In addition, we found multiple isolates in the CL culture more frequently than in the corneal culture.…”

Orthokeratology-Associated Infectious Keratitis in a Tertiary Care Eye Hospital in Hong Kong

“…An association between microbiological cultures of contact lens and corneal scrapings in contact lensrelated keratitis has been reported previously, demonstrating that 40% of negative corneal scraping cases were positive on contact lens culture. 22 We observed a similar proportion of cases (37.5%) in the current study.…”

Dexamethasone-Eluting Contact Lens for the Prevention of Postphotorefractive Keratectomy Scar in a New Zealand White Rabbit Model

“…Microbial growth on contact lenses was also measured because it has been shown to be a risk factor for microbial keratitis. 17,18 The rate of “no growth” was 77% (20/26) for the DCLs and 60% (35/58) for BCLs and not significantly different between the lenses (N-1 χ 2 test, P = 0.14).…”

Contact lens-associated microbial keratitis

“…Despite previous studies supporting a strong association between corneal scrapings and CL cultures (37)(38) , our results point to a poor agreement. In addition, we found multiple isolates in the CL culture more frequently than in the corneal culture.…”

Orthokeratology-Associated Infectious Keratitis in a Tertiary Care Eye Hospital in Hong Kong

“…An association between microbiological cultures of contact lens and corneal scrapings in contact lensrelated keratitis has been reported previously, demonstrating that 40% of negative corneal scraping cases were positive on contact lens culture. 22 We observed a similar proportion of cases (37.5%) in the current study.…”

Dexamethasone-Eluting Contact Lens for the Prevention of Postphotorefractive Keratectomy Scar in a New Zealand White Rabbit Model

“…Microbial growth on contact lenses was also measured because it has been shown to be a risk factor for microbial keratitis. 17,18 The rate of “no growth” was 77% (20/26) for the DCLs and 60% (35/58) for BCLs and not significantly different between the lenses (N-1 χ 2 test, P = 0.14).…”

Contact lens-associated microbial keratitis

“…Despite previous studies supporting a strong association between corneal scrapings and CL cultures (37)(38) , our results point to a poor agreement. In addition, we found multiple isolates in the CL culture more frequently than in the corneal culture.…”

Orthokeratology-Associated Infectious Keratitis in a Tertiary Care Eye Hospital in Hong Kong

“…An association between microbiological cultures of contact lens and corneal scrapings in contact lensrelated keratitis has been reported previously, demonstrating that 40% of negative corneal scraping cases were positive on contact lens culture. 22 We observed a similar proportion of cases (37.5%) in the current study.…”

Dexamethasone-Eluting Contact Lens for the Prevention of Postphotorefractive Keratectomy Scar in a New Zealand White Rabbit Model

“…Microbial growth on contact lenses was also measured because it has been shown to be a risk factor for microbial keratitis. 17,18 The rate of “no growth” was 77% (20/26) for the DCLs and 60% (35/58) for BCLs and not significantly different between the lenses (N-1 χ 2 test, P = 0.14).…”