TACTICS OF MANAGEMENT OF PATIENTS WITH KERATITIS AND PURULENT CORNEAL ULCERS ASSOCIATED WITH WEARING CONTACT LENSES

Abstract

Every year the number of patients with various types of refractive errors increases, which leads to the popularization of contact vision correction. There are more than 140 million people in the world who use soft contact lenses, the average age of soft contact lens users is 25 years. The use of a soft contact lens reduces the phenomena of visual fatigue, increases visual performance. At the same time, only 3% of soft contact lens wearers diligently follow the rules of their use. Unfortunately, even the most perfect lenses are a foreign body to the eye and can cause a number of complications. Contact correction is considered as one of the leading risk factors for the development of keratitis along with injuries. These keratitis are separated into a separate group – keratitis associated with wearing soft contact lenses. According to the literature, from 9 to 40% of all bacterial keratitis is associated with wearing soft contact lenses. Among soft contact lens wearers, the incidence of bacterial keratitis is 0.02–0.2%, remaining stable for many years.