Case Western Reserve and University Hospitals Researchers Receive Multi-Year Grants to Identify Genetic Biomarkers of Susceptibility and Resistance to Corneal Ulcers
Case Western Reserve UniversityMore than 125 million people worldwide wear contact lenses, and while many are exposed to relatively common bacteria through their contact lenses, not all contract an eye infection. Researchers at the Case Western Reserve School of Medicine and University Hospitals (UH) Cleveland Medical Center will study whether a contact-wearer’s genetics may play a role in who does or doesn’t contract infection—especially Microbial keratitis (MK), a bacteria-caused infection of the cornea, which, if left untreated, can cause blindness.