Journal of Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology
Open Access
ISSN: 2155-9570
ISSN: 2155-9570
David T Truong
Tanzania
Research Article
Microbial Keratitis at an Urban Public Hospital: A 10-Year Update
Author(s): David T Truong, Minh-Thuy Bui, Pauras Memon and H Dwight CavanaghDavid T Truong, Minh-Thuy Bui, Pauras Memon and H Dwight Cavanagh
Purpose: To review the epidemiology, risk factors, microbiologic spectrum, and treatment of microbial keratitis during a five-year period at an urban public hospital with comparison to similar findings a decade earlier at the same hospital.
Methods: Retrospective chart review in the 5-year interval 2009 through 2014 compared to previously reported cases 2000 through 2004 [Eye & Contact Lens 33(1): 45-49, 2007]. Comparative primary outcome measures included best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA), risk factors, culture and sensitivities, treatment, and complication rates.
Results: 318 eyes with microbial keratitis were identified. Contact lens wear, ocular trauma, and ocular surface diseases were the most common risk factors. The culture and recovery rates were 73% and 66% respectively. Gram-positive organisms represented.. View More»
DOI:
10.4172/2155-9570.1000498