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Michael J. Miller, PhD; Louis A. Wilson, MD; Donald G. Ahearn, PhD

Arch Ophthalmol. 1991;109(10):1447-1448.

Abstract
• We examined the adherence of a human corneal isolate of Pseudomonas aeruginosa to unused rigid gas-permeable and hydrogel contact lenses. Adherence to rigid gas-permeable lenses was greater than the adherence to hydrogels. The lower incidence of microbial keratitis associated with rigid gas-permeable lenses, as compared with hydrogel lenses, may be attributed to the more rigorous cleaning and disinfection possible for rigid gas-permeable lenses and/or patient noncompliance with complicated disinfection systems used with hydrogel lenses.

Author Affiliations
From the Laboratory for Microbial and Biochemical Sciences, Georgia State University, Atlanta (Drs Miller and Ahearn), and the Department of Ophthalmology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta (Dr Wilson). Dr Miller is now with Bausch & Lomb Personal Products Division, Rochester, NY.

Footnotes
Accepted for publication June 11, 1991.

Reprint requests to Laboratory for Microbial and Biochemical Sciences, Georgia State University, PO Box 4010, Atlanta, GA 30302-4010 (Dr Ahearn).

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