Bacterial Corneal Ulcers in Cosmetic Soft Contact Lens Wearers
| Autor: | John J. Purcell, Jay H. Krachmer |
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| Rok vydání: | 1978 |
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Male Visual acuity Adolescent genetic structures Visual Acuity Humans Medicine Pseudomonas Infections Corneal Ulcer Escherichia coli Infections business.industry Bacterial Infections Staphylococcal Infections Contact Lenses Hydrophilic corneal ulcer medicine.disease eye diseases Anti-Bacterial Agents Contact lens Ophthalmology Optometry Female sense organs medicine.symptom business |
| Zdroj: | Archives of Ophthalmology. 96:57-61 |
| ISSN: | 0003-9950 |
| Popis: | • Soft contact lenses provide a safe alternative to spectacles for more than 1 million patients. However, the hazard of bacterial corneal ulcers exists. This report describes five cosmetic soft contact lens wearers who developed bacterial corneal ulcers. In three cases, the resulting visual acuity was 6/120 or less. Possible sources of contamination are discussed, but in no case was it determined. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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