Purpose: To describe the association of water exposure with contact lens (CL)–related
disease and explore the guidelines regarding water exposure to CL wearers, provided by …

Background Water exposure during contact lens wear has been associated with contact lens
disease including microbial keratitis and sterile corneal infiltrates. Despite the documented …

Purpose: To understand soft contact lens (SCL) and gas-permeable (GP) lens wearers'
behaviors and knowledge regarding exposure of lenses to water. Methods: The Contact …

Purpose. To compare the effects of existing patient awareness of lens-related complications
and underlying risk factors on actual patient behavior during contact lens wear and care …

Lack of or inadequate hand washing is a risk factor in the development of contact lens
related microbial keratitis and corneal inflammatory events. In the public health domain there …

Purpose: To identify and compare the current contact lens and lens storage case hygiene
recommendations amongst three different advisory sources: manufacturers of contact lens …

OBJECTIVE: To assess the relative risks (RR) of microbial keratitis (MK) for contemporary
contact lens (CL) types and wearing schedules. DESIGN: A 2-year prospective case-control …

Contact lens–associated Acanthamoeba keratitis continues to be a significant cause of
visual morbidity in the United States. Although exposure to water sources while wearing …

Objective Microbial keratitis is a sight-threatening complication of contact lens wear, which
affects thousands of patients and causes a significant burden on healthcare services. This …

Objectives: To determine whether carriage of microbes on the contact lens or ocular
surfaces during extended wear (EW) with soft hydroxyethyl methacrylate (HEMA)-based …