title: Contact lens wear by hospital health care staff: is there cause for concern?
abstract: The increasing use of contact lenses means that some hospital staff wear them at work. Yet hospitals inevitably contain populations of pathogens. This article reviews the risks of microbial keratitis faced by contact lens wearers, and suggests ways to avoid them.
authors.affiliation: Bacteriology Department, Glasgow Royal Infirmary.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hay
authors.forename: D V
authors.initials: DV
authors.lastname: Seal
mesh_terms: D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000517:prevention & control; D003261:Contact Lenses / Q000009:adverse effects; D004203:Disinfection; D006801:Humans; D007634:Keratitis / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D010564:Personnel, Hospital; D012307:Risk Factors