Sight-threatening microbial keratitis associated with contact lens wear remains a serious
concern for patients, eye-care practitioners, and the contact lens industry. Several decades …

PURPOSE: To describe the demographic characteristics, associated factors and causative
agents of infectious keratitis in the elderly in a tertiary referral center in São Paulo, Brazil …

Purpose.: This study determined which microbiologic, clinical, demographic, and behavioral
factors are associated with corneal infiltrative events (CIEs) during continuous wear of …

Purpose.: Contact lens wear predisposes to Pseudomonas aeruginosa keratitis, but the
mechanisms involved remain unclear. An in vivo model was used to study lens inoculation …

Aims To quantify the effect of contact lens-related microbial keratitis (CLMK) in the British
Defence personnel particularly those in active service in the Arabian Gulf and Afghanistan …

The visual outcomes for infants 18-months or younger with cataracts have improved
dramatically over the past couple of decades. Earlier detection of infantile cataract and …

Purpose: The aim was to document contact lens prescribing trends in Australia between
2000 and 2009. Methods: A survey of contact lens prescribing trends was conducted each …

Objectives: To estimate the rate of corneal erosion coupled with gram-negative bacterial
contamination of contact lenses and compare this with the rate of microbial keratitis (MK) …

PURPOSE: This two-phase survey aimed to identify the beliefs and attitudes that create a
barrier towards contact lens (CL) fitting among adolescents (aged 12–18 years) and their …

Silicone hydrogel contact lenses were introduced into the market in 1999. To assess
prescribing trends of this lens type since then, up to 1000 survey forms were sent to contact …