Virulence. 2010 Jul-Aug;1(4):222. doi: 10.4161/viru.1.4.12317.
Bacterial corneal infections threaten vision. With the widespread use of contact lenses and the increasing number of vision-correction (refractive) surgeries, the number of bacterial corneal infection (keratitis) cases has dramatically increased over the past decade. These infections are often blinding, as bacteria multiply in the corneal epithelium and stroma, provoking inflammatory cell migration into the cornea, and ultimately damage or destruction of corneal tissue.
细菌性角膜感染威胁视力。随着隐形眼镜的广泛使用和视力矫正（屈光）手术的增多，过去十年中细菌性角膜感染（角膜炎）的病例数量显著增加。这些感染通常会导致失明，因为细菌在角膜上皮和基质中繁殖，引发炎症细胞迁移到角膜，并最终导致角膜组织损伤或破坏。
