Beattie, T.K. and Tomlinson, A. and McFadyen, A. and Seal, D. and Grimason, A.M. (2003) Enhanced attachment of acanthamoeba to extended-wear silicone hydrogel contact lenses: a new risk factor for infection? BMC Ophthalmology, 110 (4). pp. 765-771. ISSN 1471-2415
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Acanthamoebal attachment to the S-H lenses was significantly greater than to the conventional hydrogel. Liquid-cultured trophozoites demonstrated a higher affinity for the lenses tested. Wear and bacterial biofilm coating had no effect on attachment to S-H lenses. The increased attachment found with the S-H lens may be an inherent characteristic of the polymer or a side effect of the surface treatment procedure to which the lenses are exposed. It is possible that S-H lenses are at greater risk of promoting Acanthamoeba infection if exposed to the organism because of the enhanced attachment characteristic of this new material.
| Item type: | Article |
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| ID code: | 3841 |
| Keywords: | microbiology, contact lens, ophthalmology, acanthamoeba, 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 15:26 |
| URI: | http://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/id/eprint/3841 |
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