Possible<unk>  contaminated lens Microbial corneal infection is the most serious and "most common vision threatening" complication of contact lens wear, which is believed to be strongly associated with contact lens cases. Such infections "are being increasingly recognized as an important cause of morbidity and blindness" and "may even be life-threatening." While the cornea is believed to be the most common site for<unk>  eye infections, other parts of the eye such as the orbit, sclera, eyelids, and more may also be involved. Contact lens cases are recognized as a "potential source of pathogens associated with corneal ulcers" and according to Moorfields Eye Hospital, contact lens wear is “the most prevalent risk factor for new cases of corneal ulcers.” Contaminants "isolated from contact lens associated corneal ulcers have often been shown to be" the same as found in the patient's contact lens case, thus providing evidence contaminated contact lens cases may be a "replenishable source of pathogenic microbes."
Fungal contamination of contact lenses
Recurrent corneal erosion
Blast-related ocular trauma
Effects of long-term contact lens wear on the cornea
Chemical eye injury
Recurrent painful ophthalmoplegic neuropathy
Chronic relapsing inflammatory optic neuropathy
Late congenital syphilitic oculopathy