Beattie, T.K. and Tomlinson, A. and McFadyen, A. (2006) Attachment of acanthamoeba to first- and second-generation silicone hydrogel contact lenses. BMC Ophthalmology, 113 (1). pp. 117-125. ISSN 1471-2415
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Acanthamoeba demonstrated a significantly greater affinity for the first-generation silicone hydrogel lens as compared with the second-generation silicone hydrogel and the conventional hydrogel. If exposed to Acanthamoeba (e.g., when showering or swimming, through noncontinuous wear and ineffective lens care regimes), first-generation silicone hydrogel lenses may promote a greater risk of Acanthamoeba infection due to the enhanced attachment characteristics of this lens material. However, prospective studies in patients are required to determine if these experimental results are clinically significant.
| Item type: | Article |
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| ID code: | 3838 |
| Keywords: | ophthalmology, contact lens, Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General), Biology |
| Subjects: | Technology > Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General) Science > Natural history > Biology |
| Department: | Faculty of Engineering > Civil Engineering Unknown Department |
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| Depositing user: | Strathprints Administrator |
| Date Deposited: | 28 Jun 2007 |
| Last modified: | 04 Oct 2012 11:57 |
| URI: | http://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/id/eprint/3838 |
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