Microbial changes in conjunctival flora with 30-day continuous-wear silicone hydrogel contact lenses

Eye and Contact Lens

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 124-126

  Iskeleli, Güzin ^a,b   Bahar, Hrisi ^a   Eroglu, Ebru ^a   Torun, Muzeyyen Mamal ^a   Ozkan, Şehirbay ^a  

^a ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b NONE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Conjunctival flora; Contact lenses; Microbial changes

Indexed keywords

SILICONE; SILASTIC;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; COAGULASE NEGATIVE STAPHYLOCOCCUS; CONJUNCTIVA; CONTACT LENS; CORYNEBACTERIUM DIPHTHERIAE; FUSOBACTERIUM NUCLEATUM; HUMAN; HYDROGEL; LABORATORY TEST; MICROFLORA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPIONIBACTERIUM ACNES; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BACTERIUM; CHILD; EXTENDED WEAR CONTACT LENS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MICROBIOLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BACTERIA; BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; CHILD; CONJUNCTIVA; CONTACT LENSES, EXTENDED-WEAR; HUMANS; HYDROGEL; SILICONE ELASTOMERS;

EID: 21244442945     PISSN: 15422321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ICL.0000141923.63458.DF     Document Type: Article

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