Transactions of the American Ophthalmological Society
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Trans Am Ophthalmol Soc · Jan 1995
Peripheral corneal infiltrates associated with contact lens wear.
A retrospective study was performed to review the clinical characteristics of peripheral corneal infiltrates in contact lens wearers. ⋯ Peripheral corneal infiltrates in contact lens wearers appears to be more common in patients wearing extended wear soft contact lenses. While often considered "sterile" in the literature, a significant number have been shown to be culture-positive. The organisms that have been associated with peripheral infiltrates appear to be less "pathogenic" than those that have been reported to be associated with central corneal ulcer. However, it is probably advisable that patients with peripheral corneal ulcers secondary to contact lens wear should be initially treated with topical antibiotics.