OBJECTIVE: To establish the absolute risk of contact lens (CL)-related microbial keratitis,
the incidence of vision loss and risk factors for disease. DESIGN: A prospective, 12-month …

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 …

Background As bacterial adhesion to contact lenses may contribute to the pathogenesis of
keratitis, the aim of our study was to investigate in vitro adhesion of clinically relevant …

The knowledge related to contact lens wear and practice care of contact lenses among
medical students of University of Malaya was assessed through a structured questionnaire …

PURPOSE: To evaluate postoperative healing between bandage contact lenses with high
and low oxygen permeability in patients having photorefractive keratectomy (PRK) …

The killing efficacies of multipurpose lens care solutions on planktonic and biofilm bacteria
grown in polypropylene contact lens storage cases with and without silver impregnation and …

Purpose. To describe a clinical grading system for epidemiological investigation of
presumed contact lens related microbial keratitis (MK) and investigate the relationship to …

A contact lens is a medical device widely used as an alternative to spectacles in order to
correct refractive vision problems. The evolution of polymeric biomaterials has heralded a …

PURPOSE: To assess the response to clinical guidelines based on recent epidemiological
studies of contact lens-related microbial keratitis. METHODS: Incidence rates for silicone …

Purpose. The aim of this study was to, firstly, investigate whether silicone-hydrogel contact
lenses (CL) are more or less susceptible to bacterial adhesion than conventional ones and …