KERATITIS MIKROBIAL PADA PENGGUNA LENSA KONTAK

Abstract

Microbial keratitis is infection of cornea. Corneal ulcer, or ulcerative keratitis, is essentially an open wound to the eye. It is characterized by disruption of the corneal epithelium and stroma and can be either inflammatory or infectious. The predisposision factors are disease on cornea surface, corneal trauma, overwear of contact-lens, and systemic disease. The usage of contact-lens is the main risk factor of microbial keratitis. This teaching case report reviews the diagnosis and management of a specific contact lens-related corneal ulcer case and includes a discussion of the differential diagnosis, risk factors, and pharmacological treat­ments for corneal ulcers. This topic is important because of the potentially severe ocular complications that can arise from overwear of contact lenses.