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CONTACT LENS & ANTERIOR EYE
卷 38, 期 5, 页码 307-316出版社
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.clae.2015.04.007
关键词
Review; Contact lens hygiene compliance; Lens case contamination; Microbial keratit is; Risk factor; Contact lens case cleaning guidelines
A contaminated contact lens case can act as a reservoir for microorganisms that could potentially compromise contact lens wear and lead to sight threatening adverse events. The rate, level and profile of microbial contamination in lens cases, compliance and other risk factors associated with lens case contamination, and the challenges currently faced in this field are discussed. The rate of lens case contamination is commonly over 50%. Coagulase-negative Staphylococcus, Bacillus spp., Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Serratia marcescens are frequently recovered from lens cases. In addition, we provide suggestions regarding how to clean contact lens cases and improve lens wearers' compliance as well as future lens case design for reducing lens case contamination. This review highlights the challenges in reducing the level of microbial contamination which require an industry wide approach. (C) 2015 British Contact Lens Association. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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