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EYE
卷 26, 期 2, 页码 185-193出版社
NATURE PUBLISHING GROUP
DOI: 10.1038/eye.2011.288
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corneal infection; contact lens; microbial keratitis
Contact lens wear is a common predisposing factor in microbial keratitis and is one of the two preventable risk factors for corneal infection in a working age population. Our understanding of the prevention and prophylaxis of contact lens-related corneal infection is informed by recent epidemiological studies describing the incidence of and risk factors for the disease, the effect of causative organism on disease severity, and an appreciation of individual immune profiles in susceptibility to and severity of the disease. Although contemporary contact lenses have not reduced the overall incidence of keratitis, a reduction in morbidity may be achievable through recognition of appropriate risk factors in severe disease, including avoiding delays in presenting for appropriate treatment, and attention to storage case hygiene practise. Severe keratitis is most commonly associated with an environmental causative organism, and daily disposable lenses are associated with less severe disease. Pseudomonas aeruginosa remains the commonest cause of contact lens-related corneal infection probably because of its unique virulence characteristics and ability to survive in the contact lens/storage case/ocular environment. In two recent outbreaks of contact lens-related infections, there has been a strong association demonstrated with particular contact lens solutions. Since the recall of these specific contact lens solutions, the rate of Acanthamoeba keratitis has remained above the expected baseline, indicating unidentified risk factors that may include environmental exposures. Individual differences in susceptibility to microbial keratitis may be partly explained by differences in single-nucleotide polymorphisms in certain cytokine genes, particularly those with a proven protective role in corneal infection. Eye (2012) 26, 185-193; doi:10.1038/eye.2011.288; published online 2 December 2011
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