Ability of silver-impregnated contact lenses to control microbial growth and colonisation

Journal of Optometry

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 143-148

  Willcox, Mark D P ^a,b   Hume, Emma B H ^a,b   Vijay, Ajay K ^a   Petcavich, Robert ^c  

^a BRIEN HOLDEN VISION INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^c Health Beacons Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Acanthamoeba; Bacterial adhesion; Contact lenses; Silver

Indexed keywords

EID: 79951521443     PISSN: 18884296     EISSN: 19891342     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1888-4296(10)70020-0     Document Type: Article

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