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Hazardous contact: a case of visual loss following Pseudomonas keratitis from novelty contact lens wear
Author(s) -
Li YiChiao,
Zeldovich Alina,
Chua Brian J,
Rowe Neil J,
Martin Frank J,
McClellan Kathleen A
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
medical journal of australia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.904
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1326-5377
pISSN - 0025-729X
DOI - 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2006.tb00510.x
Subject(s) - contact lens , medicine , ophthalmology , officer , optometry , history , archaeology
The Medical Journal of Australia ISSN: 0025-729X 7 August 2006 3 185 173-174©The Medical Journal of Australia 2006www.mja.com.auLessons from Practiceeratitis remains a significant risk of wearing contact lenses,despite advances over the past 10 years such as disposableand silicone hydrogel lenses. The incidence of severekeratitis from extended hydrogel lens wear was estimated at 96.4(95% CI, 37.5–254.2) per 10000 lens wearers in a British study.