Keratoconjunctivitis caused by an unusual retained conjunctival foreign body: a frequently unrecognized entity.

Purpose: The purpose of this study is to describe a case series of keratoconjunctivitis caused by a retained bindi (dot) in six children who presented to a tertiary eye care facility in Southern India.

Patients And Methods: Over a period of 11 years (January 2000 and January 2012), six children (all female, ranging in age from 6 months to 3 years) were diagnosed with ocular manifestations subsequent to a retained bindi.

Results: All patients presented with redness, photophobia, extensive lacrimation, and blepharospasm.

Spectrum of bacterial keratitis at a tertiary eye care centre in India.

Aim: To report the aetiological spectrum and susceptibility patterns of bacteria isolated from patients with corneal ulceration.

Method: The microbiological data of all patients with suspected infectious corneal ulceration who presented to the ocular microbiology service at this centre between 2005 and 2012 were reviewed retrospectively.

Result: Microorganisms were recovered from 1665 (77%) of the 2170 ulcers.