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A 28-year-old female, who had been using yearly disposable contact lenses (CLs) for the past 8 years without prior complications, developed peripheral corneal infiltrates. The infiltrates were attributed to the chronic use of CLs. Corneal scraping and CL culture results identified\n                    <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">A. faecalis<\/jats:italic>\n                    as the causative organism, a rare and novel cause of keratitis in CL users. The patient was treated promptly with broad-spectrum topical antibiotics, leading to a full resolution of the infiltrates. This is likely the first documented case of CLRK caused by\n                    <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">A. faecalis<\/jats:italic>\n                    . While\n                    <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">A. faecalis<\/jats:italic>\n                    belongs to the Pseudomonadaceae family, it did not manifest as a typical aggressive infection, suggesting a potentially less virulent course in CLRK. 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