A 58-year-old man who lives out of state had a history of waking up with irritation in his right eye 2 weeks after sleeping in his contact lenses.
His medical history was significant for type 2 diabetes, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, morbid obesity, obstructive sleep apnea, recurrent deep venous thrombosis, daily alcohol consumption and cannabis use. He was treated initially by his optometrist with a trial of neomycin, polymyxin B, dexamethasone and ketorolac drops for pain relief for corneal abrasion, which was then switched to ciprofloxacin for infectious keratitis. Corneal swab was (Read more...)