The comparison of antimicrobial effectiveness of contact lens solutions


Kal A., Toker M. I., Kaya S.

INTERNATIONAL OPHTHALMOLOGY, vol.37, no.5, pp.1103-1114, 2017 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 37 Issue: 5
  • Publication Date: 2017
  • Doi Number: 10.1007/s10792-016-0375-4
  • Journal Name: INTERNATIONAL OPHTHALMOLOGY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.1103-1114
  • Bursa Uludag University Affiliated: No

Abstract

The aim of this study was to compare the effects of widely used multipurpose contact lens solutions against Staphylococcus aureus and Pseudomonas aeruginosa, in addition to cystic and trophozoite forms of Acanthamoeba castellanii and A. polyphaga, that cause microbial keratitis.