Ocular microbiota and polymorphonuclear leucocyte recruitment during overnight contact lens wear

ABSTRACT Bacterial colonization of the ocular surface and contact lens (CL) and recruitment of polymorphonuclear leucocytes (PMN) during overnight CL wear was examined in I I asymptomatic wearers. The ocular surface was more frequently colonized than the CL with commensal bacteria (W0.05). Following...

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Published in:Australian and New Zealand journal of ophthalmology 1997-11, Vol.25 (4), p.33-35
Main Authors: Stapleton, F, Willcox, MDP, Sansey, N, Holden, BA
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
bacteria
Bacteria - isolation & purification
Chemotaxis, Leukocyte - physiology
Colony Count, Microbial
conjunctiva
Conjunctiva - microbiology
contact lens
Contact Lenses
Eyelids - microbiology
Humans
Leukocyte Count
lid
Neutrophils - physiology
polymorphonuclear leucocyte
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Summary:ABSTRACT Bacterial colonization of the ocular surface and contact lens (CL) and recruitment of polymorphonuclear leucocytes (PMN) during overnight CL wear was examined in I I asymptomatic wearers. The ocular surface was more frequently colonized than the CL with commensal bacteria (W0.05). Following sleep, more bacteria were recovered from the CL compared with daily use (P
ISSN:0814-9763
1440-1606
DOI:10.1111/j.1442-9071.1997.tb01751.x