Contact lens & anterior eye : the journal of the British Contact Lens Association
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Cont Lens Anterior Eye · Oct 2015
Case ReportsContact lens induced Pseudomonas keratitis following descemet stripping automated endothelial keratoplasty.
To report a case of bandage contact lens induced infectious keratitis caused by Pseudomonas aeruginosa following DSAEK. ⋯ There have been case reports suggesting a host to donor transmission of infection which manifests during the postoperative period. To the best of our knowledge there are no reports of bandage contact lens associated Pseudomonas keratitis in a case that has undergone DSAEK. The prolonged use of bandage contact lens, lens contamination, stagnation of tear film behind the lens, compromised ocular surface and post operative use of topical steroids can contribute to infectious keratitis in DSAEK cases.