Acanthamoeba keratitis in contact lens wearers in a tertiary center of Tunisia, North Africa.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

To analyze the epidemiological and clinical features of Acanathamoeba keratitis AK and to assess the risk factors of this corneal infection in contact lens CL wearers in a tertiary center of Tunisia, North Africa.

Methods

We carried out a retrospective study between January 2008 and December 2019 in the ophthtalmology department of a referral center, Sousse, Tunisia. A review of the chart of 248 patients using CL and diagnosed with presumed infectious keratitis was done.Socio demographic, risk behaviors and microbiological findings in case of AK were analyzed. The mean follow-up was 18 months (1 month-4 years).

Results

AK was diagnosed in 29 cases (11.7% of contact lens wearers with infectious keratitis). These 29 cases were analyzed. The mean ag

SUBMITTER: Nadia BA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8449026 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature