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ArticleEmergency (Tehran, Iran)2014

Clinical Presentation and Microbial Analyses of Contact Lens Keratitis; an Epidemiologic Study.

Seyed Ahmad Rasoulinejad, Mahmoud Sadeghi, Mohammad Montazeri, Hesam Hedayati Goudarzi, Mahmood Montazeri, Nadali Akbarian

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Article in Emergency (Tehran, Iran), 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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5citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
0.9field-weighted citation impact, top 24% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 11 citations in OpenAlex.

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  3. Immunity and pain in the eye: focus on the ocular surface.Clinical and experimental immunology · 2022
    Review
  4. Non-viral microbial keratitis in adults: clinical and laboratory aspects.Brazilian journal of microbiology : [publication of the Brazilian Society for Microbiology] · 2018
    Article
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Seyed Ahmad RasoulinejadDepartment of Ophthalmology, Babol University of Medical Sciences, Babol, Iran.
Mahmoud SadeghiInfectious Diseases Research Center, Babol University of Medical Sciences, Babol, Iran.
Mohammad MontazeriYoung Researchers Club, Islamic Azad University, Babol branch, Babol, Iran.
Hesam Hedayati GoudarziDepartment of Ophthalmology, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran.
Mahmood MontazeriYoung Researchers Club, Islamic Azad University, Babol branch, Babol, Iran.
Nadali AkbarianSchool of Nursing and Midwifery, Babol University of Medical Sciences, Babol, Iran.
Babol University of Medical Sciences · IRIslamic Azad University, BabolAhvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences · IR

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionMicrobial keratitis is an infective process of the cornea with a potentially and serious visual impairments. Contact lenses are a major cause of microbial keratitis in the developed countries especially among young people. Therefore, the purpose of the present study was to evaluate the frequency and microbiological characteristic of CLK in patients referred to the emergency department (ED) of teaching hospitals, Babol, Iran.

methodsThis is a cross-sectional study of all patients with contact lens induced corneal ulcers admitted to the teaching hospitals of Babol, Iran, from 2011- 2013. An ophthalmologist examined patients with the slit-lamp and clinical features of them were noted (including pain, redness, foreign body sensation, chemosis, epiphora, blurred vision, discomfort, photophobia, discharge, ocular redness and swelling). All suspected infectious corneal ulcers were scraped for microbial culture and two slides were prepared. Data were analyzed using SPSS software, version 18.0.

resultsA total of 14 patients (17 eyes) were recruited into the study (100% female). The patients' age ranged from 16-37 years old (mean age 21.58±7.23 years). The most prevalent observed clinical signs were pain and redness. Three samples reported as sterile. The most common isolated causative organism was pseudomonas aeroginosa (78.6%), Staphylococcus aureus 14.3%, and enterobacter 7.1%, respectively. Treatment outcome was excellent in 23.5%, good in 47.1%, and poor in 29.4% of cases.

conclusionImproper lens wear and care as well as the lack of awareness about the importance of aftercare visits have been identified as potential risk factors for the corneal ulcer among contact lens wearers. Training and increasing the awareness of adequate lens care and disinfection practices, consulting with an ophthalmologist, and frequent replacement of contact lens storage cases would greatly help reducing the risk of microbial keratitis.

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anti-bacterial agentscontact lensesepidemiologyKeratitisophthalmology

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