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3479905

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
10
pubmed:dateCreated
1988-1-19
pubmed:abstractText
The microbial flora and fauna of 25 high water content nonionic "soft" contact lenses worn by patients on an extended wear basis, 4 hand-cleaned patient-worn lenses, and 4 improperly maintained lenses were compared. Almost all the patient-worn lenses (24 of 25) were free of viable microorganisms, whereas all the hand-cleaned lenses (4 of 4) were contaminated with different microorganisms. This study showed that hand contact is a major source of microbial contamination of a lens and that usually the hand-transported microorganisms do not survive permanently on the lens in a healthy, normal eye. Improperly maintained lenses demonstrated pathogenic microbial associations. Proof of the eye's potent antimicrobial environment was demonstrated. Thus, microorganism-lens associations are largely due to lens handling and inappropriate maintenance regimens. Typically there are few microorganisms on an extended wear soft lens while it is being worn.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Oct
pubmed:issn
0093-7002
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
64
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
739-48
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1987
pubmed:articleTitle
Surface interactions on hydrogel extended wear contact lenses: microflora and microfauna.
pubmed:affiliation
Contact Lens Research Foundation, Jericho, New York.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't