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. 2016 Jan 29;8:1–12. doi: 10.2147/OPTO.S66424

Table 1.

Types of microbial keratitis and the primary risk factors for acquiring these infections in Westernized countries

% MK due to: Bacterial Fungal Acanthamoeba
Contact lens 33.77–50.35 25124–29.233 8584–9386
Trauma 155–36.47 8.333–26124 786–1584
Ocular surface disease 6.97–21.35 29124–41.733 NR
Othera 13.45–237 16.733–20124 NR

Note:

a

Other refers to history of ocular surgery, steroids, systemic disease, and unknown risk factors.

Abbreviation: MK, microbial keratitis; NR, not reported.