silicone hydrogel lenses on the market: Silicone lenses have not been found to reduce the risk of bacterial keratitis for contact lens wearers. Current research suggests that contact lens-related ...

The aim of this study was to review the published literature on microbial adhesion to contact lenses, focusing on adhesion to silicone hydrogel lenses. Methods: The literature on microbial ...

Much remains unknown about the effect of CLs on meibomian glands. If flexing of ultrathin hydrogel lenses is to be blamed, we may assume that GP lenses should induce a different rate of MGDos ...

Four cases of microbial keratitis in patients who were using silicone hydrogel SCL (either CibaVision Focus Night ... Where possible, the contact lenses themselves were also sent for microbial ...

However, these risks can be reduced by prescribing silicone hydrogel daily disposable contact lenses. The authors assert that ‘sentiment has been expressed that silicone hydrogel lens materials should ...

should you fit a hydrogel or silicone hydrogel (SiHy) soft contact lens, or would a rigid gas permeable (RGP) contact lens better meet the patient’s needs? Soft contact lenses continue to dominate ...

Contact lenses consisting of silicone have some features that provide a healthy environment for the eye. These lenses are designed to allow as much as five to ten times the amount of oxygen to pass ...