Wearing contact lenses the wrong way can harm your eyes. This may lead to infections like microbial keratitis, corneal ulcers ...

Objective: To report the therapeutic practice patterns of silicone hydrogel (SiH) bandage soft contact lenses (BSCL) and the resultant rate of microbial keratitis (MK). Methods: A retrospective ...

Although effective drugs have become available, improvements in the treatment of contact lens-associated microbial keratitis are required. Over the last decade, the outcome of contact lens ...

OSN, a roundtable discusses the management of epithelial ingrowth after LASIK, neurotrophic keratitis and Demodex blepharitis ...

During sleep, lenses can trap bacteria or other microorganisms against the cornea, creating a breeding ground for infections like Acanthamoeba keratitis. Even extended-wear lenses, designed for ...

The European Commission has approved SIFI's Akantior as the first therapy anywhere in the world for acanthamoeba keratitis (AK ... It primarily affects contact lens wearers, responsible for ...

Rubbing your eyes Wearing contact lenses while you're healing Having preexisting eye conditions, such as dry eye or diabetes, severe abrasions, infections, or neurotrophic keratitis (nerve damage ...

Changing to dailies is worth considering: One study found that people who wear reusable contact lenses are about four times more at risk of developing acanthamoeba keratitis, a rare eye infection ...

AIMS A case-control study was performed to evaluate soft contact lens (SCL) wear modality as a risk factor for microbial keratitis. METHODS Contact lens wearers presenting as new patients to ...

Patients clinically diagnosed with fungal keratitis presenting with anterior chamber involvement ... perforations were treated with cyanoacrylate glue and bandage contact lenses. Therapeutic ...