Contact lens-related Fusarium keratitis in London and Ghent

An outbreak of Fusarium keratitis has recently resulted in the withdrawal of Bausch & Lomb ReNu MoistureLoc registered . To our knowledge, no cases of Fusarium keratitis related to contact lens solutions have been reported in Europe. We have treated four cases of Fusarium solani keratitis in sof...

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Published in:	Eye (London) Vol. 23; no. 2; pp. 484 - 485
Main Authors:	Daniel, C S, Rajan, M S, Saw, V P J, Claerhout, I, Kestelyn, P, Dart, J K G
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	London Nature Publishing Group UK 01-02-2009 Nature Publishing Group
Subjects:	Adolescent Adult Contact Lens Solutions Contact Lenses, Hydrophilic - microbiology correspondence Eye Infections, Fungal - etiology Female Fusarium Fusarium solani Humans Keratitis - microbiology Laboratory Medicine Male Medicine Medicine & Public Health Middle Aged Mycoses - etiology Ophthalmology Pharmaceutical Sciences/Technology Surgery Surgical Oncology
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Summary:	An outbreak of Fusarium keratitis has recently resulted in the withdrawal of Bausch & Lomb ReNu MoistureLoc registered . To our knowledge, no cases of Fusarium keratitis related to contact lens solutions have been reported in Europe. We have treated four cases of Fusarium solani keratitis in soft contact lens wearers, three of whom used ReNu MoistureLoc registered , and one used AMO Complete Moisture Plus> registered .
Bibliography:	ObjectType-Article-1 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-2 content type line 23 SourceType-Other Sources-1 content type line 63 ObjectType-Correspondence-1
ISSN:	0950-222X 1476-5454
DOI:	10.1038/eye.2008.188