دورية أكاديمية
Microbial keratitis in orthokeratology: the Australian experience.
| العنوان: | Microbial keratitis in orthokeratology: the Australian experience. |
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| المؤلفون: | Watt KG; School of Optometry and Vision Science, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia., Boneham GC, Swarbrick HA |
| المصدر: | Clinical & experimental optometry [Clin Exp Optom] 2007 May; Vol. 90 (3), pp. 182-7; quiz 188-9. |
| نوع المنشور: | Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't |
| اللغة: | English |
| بيانات الدورية: | Publisher: Taylor & Francis Country of Publication: United States NLM ID: 8703442 Publication Model: Print Cited Medium: Print ISSN: 0816-4622 (Print) Linking ISSN: 08164622 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Clin Exp Optom Subsets: MEDLINE |
| أسماء مطبوعة: | Publication: 2021- : [Philadelphia, PA] : Taylor & Francis Original Publication: [Carlton, Victoria] : Australian Optometrists Association, c1986- |
| مواضيع طبية MeSH: | Acanthamoeba Keratitis/*etiology , Bacterial Infections/*etiology , Contact Lenses/*adverse effects , Keratitis/*microbiology , Myopia/*therapy , Optometry/*methods, Acanthamoeba Keratitis/epidemiology ; Adolescent ; Adult ; Aged ; Australia ; Bacterial Infections/epidemiology ; Contact Lens Solutions ; Demography ; Female ; Humans ; Incidence ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Patient Compliance ; Pseudomonas Infections ; Pseudomonas aeruginosa |
| مستخلص: | Background: This study was conducted to investigate the demographics of orthokeratology (OK) practice in Australia, to uncover any previously undocumented cases of serious adverse responses in OK, including microbial keratitis (MK), and to review the demographics of MK in OK in Australia. Methods: A questionnaire was sent to the 62 members of the Orthokeratology Society of Australia (OSA). Questions related to aspects of their OK practice, demographics of their OK patient base and any adverse responses to OK lens wear that they had encountered. Results: Thirty-three questionnaires (53 per cent) were returned. OSA members have been fitting OK lenses for a median of 7.5 years. OK patients were predominantly female, Caucasian, aged between 15 and 39 years and wearing lenses in an overnight modality. In addition to two cases reported previously, the survey uncovered seven further cases of MK in OK patients over an eight-year period. The infecting organism was Pseudomonas aeruginosa in four cases, Acanthamoeba spp. in two cases and unknown in three cases. There was no loss of visual acuity in seven cases. One case resulted in vision of counting fingers at one metre and another case resolved with 6/12 visual acuity. Non-compliance with instructions on lens care and after-care was reported in seven of nine cases of MK. Conclusion: Overall, OSA members who responded to the survey have many years of experience in OK. The typical Australian OK patient is in young adulthood, female and Caucasian. A total of nine cases of presumed MK associated with OK have been reported in Australia over an eight-year period and seven of these were new cases uncovered by this survey. Our analysis suggests that the demographics of MK cases in OK reflect the demographics of the OK lens-wearing population. |
| المشرفين على المادة: | 0 (Contact Lens Solutions) |
| تواريخ الأحداث: | Date Created: 20070412 Date Completed: 20070612 Latest Revision: 20150623 |
| رمز التحديث: | 20221213 |
| DOI: | 10.1111/j.1444-0938.2006.00105.x |
| PMID: | 17425764 |
| قاعدة البيانات: | MEDLINE |
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Full Text Finder | تدمد: | 0816-4622 |
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| DOI: | 10.1111/j.1444-0938.2006.00105.x |