Great expectations and the grapes of wrath: contamination of contact lenses.
The results of an analysis of complications in contact lens wearers in The Netherlands indicate that there is an increased risk of keratitis associated with the extended wear of the lenses. This article discusses some of the underlying issues.
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Clinical Engineering Department, Royal Liverpool University Hospital, UK. dfw.ce@liverpool.ac.uk
D001672:Biocompatible Materials / Q000737:chemistry; D003262:Contact Lenses, Extended-Wear / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000191:economics / Q000382:microbiology; D003315:Cornea / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000382:microbiology; D004866:Equipment Contamination; D004867:Equipment Design; D006801:Humans; D020136:Hydrogel, Polyethylene Glycol Dimethacrylate / Q000737:chemistry; D007634:Keratitis / Q000209:etiology / Q000382:microbiology; D009426:Netherlands; D011102:Polyhydroxyethyl Methacrylate / Q000737:chemistry; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012307:Risk Factors; D013499:Surface Properties
D001672:Biocompatible Materials; D011102:Polyhydroxyethyl Methacrylate; D020136:Hydrogel, Polyethylene Glycol Dimethacrylate