Bacterial keratitis after photoreactive keratectomy in a young, healthy man

J Cataract Refract Surg. 1997 Jul-Aug;23(6):954-6. doi: 10.1016/s0886-3350(97)80260-x.

Abstract

A 34-year-old man who had excimer laser photorefractive keratectomy (PRK) for myopia developed bacterial keratitis from Pseudomonas aeruginosa. He was treated with intensive topical and systemic antimicrobial agents. The eye recovered an uncorrected visual acuity of 20/30. Bacterial keratitis can occur in young, healthy patients after PRK, especially when a bandage soft contact lens is used without appropriate prophylactic measures.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Cornea / microbiology*
  • Cornea / pathology
  • Cornea / surgery
  • Corneal Opacity / etiology
  • Corneal Opacity / pathology
  • Drug Therapy, Combination / therapeutic use
  • Eye Infections, Bacterial / drug therapy
  • Eye Infections, Bacterial / etiology*
  • Eye Infections, Bacterial / pathology
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Humans
  • Keratitis / drug therapy
  • Keratitis / microbiology*
  • Keratitis / pathology
  • Lasers, Excimer
  • Male
  • Myopia / surgery
  • Photorefractive Keratectomy / adverse effects*
  • Postoperative Complications / drug therapy
  • Postoperative Complications / microbiology
  • Postoperative Complications / pathology
  • Pseudomonas Infections / drug therapy
  • Pseudomonas Infections / etiology*
  • Pseudomonas Infections / pathology
  • Pseudomonas aeruginosa / isolation & purification
  • Visual Acuity

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents