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Diagnoses for all hospitalized patients are obligatorily registered using the ICD\u20109 code.<\/jats:p><jats:p><jats:bold>Results:\u2002<\/jats:bold> A total of 107 patients with contact lens\u2010related corneal ulcers were documented: the number increased from five in 1997 to 22 in 2003. A total of 99 subjects used soft contact lenses, of whom nine used disposables, 73 planned replacement and 17 conventional lenses. Only six patients used extended wear lenses. Three patients used daily disposable lenses. The most frequently cultured organisms were Pseudomonas and other Gram\u2010negative germs (70%) and Acanthamoeba (16%). The majority (77%) of the corneal ulcerations were centrally located and resulted in an average visual loss of four lines.<\/jats:p><jats:p><jats:bold>Conclusion:\u2002<\/jats:bold> During the study period, the number of patients hospitalized rose, which is only partially explained by the increasing prevalence of lens wearers: 3.5% and 6.5% of the Belgian population used lenses in 1995 and 2003, respectively. 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