Preventable hazard of soft lens wear.
Recurrent pseudomonal conjunctivitis, caused by poor soft contact lens care and the use of contaminated saline, is described. This problem can easily be avoided by proper sterilization, with boiling being the method of choice.
D000328:Adult; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000517:prevention & control; D003231:Conjunctivitis / Q000209:etiology*; D003263:Contact Lenses, Hydrophilic / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D011552:Pseudomonas Infections / Q000209:etiology*; D012008:Recurrence; D012965:Sodium Chloride; D013242:Sterilization
D012965:Sodium Chloride