Microbial Keratitis Secondary to Unintended Poor Compliance With Scleral Gas-Permeable Contact Lenses

Purpose: To report a case of neurotrophic keratitis in which scleral contact lenses improved vision from 20/100 to 20/20, however, due to poor lens care, an incident of microbial keratitis developed. Methods: A 64-year-old man with an ocular history of neurotrophic keratitis secondary to herpes simplex in each eye was successfully fit with scleral lenses. He subsequently developed microbial keratitis due to a number of risk factors. Results: The lesion was culture negative, yet was very responsive to treatment with moxifloxacin. The lesion fully healed, and the patient did not suffer additional vision loss. Conclusions: This case demonstrates the ability of scleral lenses to correct visual impairments secondary to poor epithelial integrity and illustrates the importance of the practitioner providing detailed lens care instruction.