Efficacy of hand washing procedures on bacterial contamination of hydrogel contact lenses

Optometry and Vision Science

Volumn 74, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 288-292

  Van Ly, T ^a   Simmons, Peter A ^a,c   Edrington, Timothy B ^a   Wechsler, Sheldon ^a   De Land, Paul N ^b  

^a S California College of Optometty   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA COLLEGE OF OPTOMETRY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacterial contamination; Hand washing; Hydrogel contact lens; Hygiene

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; CONTAMINATION; EYE PROTECTION; IMPURITIES; VISION;

BACTERIAL CONTAMINATION; HYDROGEL CONTACT LENSES; HYGIENE;

CONTACT LENSES;

ALCOHOL;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLONY FORMING UNIT; CONTACT LENS; FEMALE; HAND WASHING; HUMAN; INFECTION PREVENTION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFRACTION ERROR; RISK ASSESSMENT; SKIN DECONTAMINATION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS;

EID: 12644267267     PISSN: 10405488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006324-199705000-00024     Document Type: Article

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