Enhanced attachment of acanthamoeba to extended-wear silicone hydrogel contact lenses : A new risk factor for infection?

To establish if silicone hydrogel (S-H) contact lenses could be a risk factor for Acanthamoeba infection by facilitating the attachment of trophozoites to their surface and transfer to the cornea and to determine the effect Acanthamoeba culture technique, patient wear, and Pseudomonas biofilm coatin...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Ophthalmology (Rochester, Minn.) Minn.), 2003-04, Vol.110 (4), p.765-771
Hauptverfasser:	Beattie, Tara K, Tomlinson, Alan, McFadyen, Angus K, Seal, David V, Grimason, Anthony M
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Acanthamoeba - physiology Adhesiveness Animals Biocompatible Materials Biofilms - growth & development Biological and medical sciences Contact Lenses, Extended-Wear - parasitology Diseases of the eye Medical sciences Pseudomonas aeruginosa - physiology Radiotherapy. Instrumental treatment. Physiotherapy. Reeducation. Rehabilitation, orthophony, crenotherapy. Diet therapy and various other treatments (general aspects) Risk Factors Silicone Elastomers
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