Science news articles about 'contact lens solutions'

Some contact lens solutions do not properly disinfect against Acanthamoeba, a free-living organism in the environment that can cause a painful vision-threatening infection, according to ...

... lens cases in Tenerife are contaminated with Acanthamoeba that cannot be killed by normal contact lens solution. Acanthamoeba is one of the most common types of protozoa in soil and is often found in ...

... the authors conclude. "Knowledge of the potential loss of antimicrobial activity of contact lens solutions and other pharmaceutical products when exposed to higher temperatures and the risk of such ...

... contact lens wearers about the risk factors for AK, including the improper use of contact lens solutions, is important; but a systematic method for evaluating contact lens solutions will reduce the ...