Gram negative bacteria and contact lens induced acute red eye

• Main Authors: Sankaridurg Padmaja, Vuppala Nagesh, Sreedharan Athmanathan, Vadlamudi Jyothi, Roa Gullapalli
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 1996-01-01
• Series: Indian Journal of Ophthalmology
• Subjects: Contact Lens Induced Acute Red Eye - Hydrogel lenses - Gram Negative bacteria
• Online Access: http://www.ijo.in/article.asp?issn=0301-4738;year=1996;volume=44;issue=1;spage=29;epage=32;aulast=Sankaridurg

Two patients using hydrogel contact lenses on a daily wear schedule slept overnight with the lenses and woke up with a Contact Lens Induced Acute Red Eye (CLARE). The contact lenses recovered aseptically at the time of the event grew significant colonies of <i>Pseudomonas aeruginosa</i> and <i>Aeromonas hydrophila</i> in patient A and <i>Pseudomonas aeruginosa</i> and <i>Serratia liquefaciens</i> from patient B. Similar organisams from the contact lenses were recovered from the lens case and lens care solutions of patient B. In both the patients the condition resolved on discontinuation of lens wear. Patient compliance as a requirement for successful contact lens wear is highlighted with the illustration of these cases.