Fungal Keratiti Aociated With Non-therapeutic oft Contact Lene

Purpoe To report an increae in culture-poitive contact len–aociated fungal keratiti. Deign Retropective, cro-ectional laboratory tudy. Method Microbiology record of culture-poitive fungal keratiti cae from January 2004 to December 2005 were reviewed. Reult Recovery of fungal pathogen among wearer of contact lene increaed from 26.7% (eight of 30) to 50% (18 of 36) of iolate in 2005. Fuarium pecie (66 of 122, 54.1%) were the mot frequent fungal pathogen. oft contact len wear among the Fuarium cae more than doubled (even of 30, 23.3%, v 17 of 36, 47.7%, P = .046) from 2004 to 2005. Concluion Contact len wear may be a rik factor in fungal keratiti.