Abstract:In this report, we present a case of Burkholderia cepacia (B. cepacia)-induced bilateral microbial keratitis in a patient who wore colored contact lenses (CLs) on both eyes. The patient was a 19-year-old woman who presented to our hospital with pain, discharge, and photophobia affecting both eyes while she was wearing colored cosmetic CLs. There were corneal ulcers in both of her eyes without refractive correction. Although impairment of vision was not detected at the first visit, both eyes showed neovasculari… Show more
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