The management of microbial keratitis following LASIK can be divided into early-onset infection, occurring within the first 2 weeks and late-onset infection, occurring between 2 weeks and 3 months ...

This means that certain bacteria have been linked to certain diseases, like Sjogren’s Syndrome or bacterial keratitis.

The incidence of microbial keratitis after refractive surgery is very low; however, cases may be under-reported. Gram-positive bacteria are the main causes of microbial keratitis after refractive ...