Contact lens case contamination during daily wear of silicone hydrogels

Optometry and Vision Science

Volumn 87, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 456-464

  Willcox, Mark D P ^a   Carnt, Nicole ^a   Diec, Jennie ^a   Naduvilath, Thomas ^a   Evans, Vicki ^a   Stapleton, Fiona ^a   Iskandar, Shamil ^a   Harmis, Najat ^a   De La Jara, Percy Lazon ^a   Holden, Brien A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

bacteria; Contact lens storage case; Delftia; Pseudomonas; Staphylococcus

Indexed keywords

AVERAGE NUMBERS; CONTACT LENS WEAR; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIA; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIUM; POLYHEXAMETHYLENE BIGUANIDE; SILICONE HYDROGELS;

BACTERIA; BACTERIOLOGY; CONTACT LENSES; DISINFECTANTS; DISINFECTION; HYDROGELS; OPTICAL INSTRUMENTS; SILICONES;

CONTAMINATION;

BIGUANIDE DERIVATIVE; CONTACT LENS SOLUTION; DISINFECTANT AGENT; MYRISTAMIDOPROPYL DIMETHYLAMINE; POLY(HEXAMETHYLENEBIGUANIDE); PROPYLAMINE; SILICONE DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; EQUIPMENT; FUNGUS; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; HUMAN; HYDROGEL; HYDROPHILIC CONTACT LENS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; STATISTICS;

BIGUANIDES; CONTACT LENS SOLUTIONS; CONTACT LENSES, HYDROPHILIC; DISINFECTANTS; EQUIPMENT CONTAMINATION; FUNGI; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIA; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIA; HUMANS; HYDROGEL; PROPYLAMINES; SILICONES;

EID: 77954624242     PISSN: 10405488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/OPX.0b013e3181e19eda     Document Type: Article

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