TY - JOUR T1 - <em>Moraxella</em> keratitis: predisposing factors and clinical review of 95 cases JF - British Journal of Ophthalmology JO - Br J Ophthalmol SP - 1236 LP - 1238 DO - 10.1136/bjo.2006.095182 VL - 90 IS - 10 AU - S Das AU - M Constantinou AU - M Daniell AU - H R Taylor Y1 - 2006/10/01 UR - http://bjo.bmj.com/content/90/10/1236.abstract N2 - Aim: To analyse the clinical presentation, identify predisposing risk factors and evaluate the outcome of treatment of Moraxella keratitis. Methods: A retrospective analysis was carried out of culture-proved cases of Moraxella keratitis from hospital records during a 10-year period (from December 1995 to November 2005) at the Corneal Unit of the Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital, Melbourne, Australia. Results: 95 episodes of Moraxella keratitis were identified in 92 patients. 3 (3.2%) patients had recurrent keratitis. The mean age of the patients was 70 (range 17–93) years. Multiple predisposing factors were identified in 23 (24%) eyes, including corneal graft (n = 15), previous herpes keratitis (n = 15) and eye lid diseases (n = 15). Adjunctive procedures were carried out in 42 eyes. These included botulinum toxin injection (n = 17), tarsorraphy (n = 12), penetrating keratoplasty (n = 8), enucleation (n = 3), tissue adhesive and bandage contact lens (n = 4), and conjunctival flap (n = 5). Polymicrobial infection was present in 17 eyes. Final visual acuity was counting finger or less in 25 (26%) eyes. Conclusions: Local ocular predisposing factors play a major role in Moraxella keratitis. This infection has a poor visual outcome attributable to both the nature of the infection and the predisposing factors. ER -