Delayed onset Aspergillus niger keratitis post-DALK associated with bandage contact lens: a case report highlighting the importance of vigilant postoperative care and management

Dharamveer Singh Choudhary; Nolan Rodrigues; Jeba Shaheen; Sidhya Choudhary; Ajay Dhakad; Bhuvanesh Sukhlal Kalal

doi:10.3205/oc000260

Delayed onset Aspergillus niger keratitis post-DALK associated with bandage contact lens: a case report highlighting the importance of vigilant postoperative care and management

GMS Ophthalmol Cases. 2025 Nov 21:15:Doc12. doi: 10.3205/oc000260. eCollection 2025.

Authors

Dharamveer Singh Choudhary¹, Nolan Rodrigues¹, Jeba Shaheen¹, Sidhya Choudhary¹, Ajay Dhakad¹, Bhuvanesh Sukhlal Kalal²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Ophthalmology, Swai Man Singh Medical College and Hospitals, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India.
² Department of Pharmacology and Nutritional Sciences, College of Medicine, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky, USA.

Abstract

We present the case of an 18-year-old male who developed a black-colored growth on a bandage contact lens and cornea nine months after undergoing lamellar keratoplasty for advanced keratoconus in his left eye. The growth was identified as Aspergillus niger, which was successfully treated following its removal and microbiological examination.

Keywords: Aspergillus niger; bandage contact lens; corneal ulcer; fungal infection; lamellar keratoplasty.

Publication types

Case Reports