Corneal collagen cross-linking in mixed etiology keratitis treatment: a case of successful use

Abstract

Acanthamoeba keratitis with bacterial, fungal superinfection or without it leads to development of an aggressive and long-standing corneal inflammation; up to now, the efficacy of its treatment stays doubtful and demands further investigation. For a long time, there were discussions on the possibility and expediency of corneal collagen cross-linking (PACK-CXL photo activated chromophore for keratitis) in patients with bacterial, fungal and Acanthamoeba keratitis. This article presents a clinical case of effective treatment of mixed etiology keratitis by multiple high fluence accelerated PACK-CXL in a patient with severe local toxico-allergic reaction.