Aim: To assess the demographic, microbiological and management profile of infective corneal ulcer at
presentation at a tertiary center in Bangladesh.
Study design: Prospective longitudinal study.
Methods: Clinically diagnosed corneal ulcer patients were included in this prospective longitudinal
study irrespective of their age and gender. Demographic profile, causative organisms, presence of
hypopyon, presence of perforation and treatment profile of different infective corneal ulcers were the
outcome variables of this study. Patients were clinically diagnosed as bacterial, viral and fungal
corneal ulcer after fluorescent dye test and slit lamp examination. Corneal scraping specimen were
sent for microbiological examination for Gram staining, KOH initially and Calcofluor White Staining
whenever necessary. Culture negative ulcers were treated as per clinical diagnosis.Patients were
followed-up to 1 month. Surgical measures were performed in cases with perforation or impending
perforation.