Personal hygiene risk factors for contact lens-related microbial keratitis.

Anna StellwagenCheryl MacGregorRoger KungAristides KonstantopoulosParwez N Hossain

Published in: BMJ open ophthalmology (2020)

The greatest personal hygiene risk factor for contact lens-related microbial keratitis was showering while wearing lenses, with an OR of 3.1, which increased to 7.1 if patients showered daily in lenses. The OR for sleeping in lenses was 3.1, and the most at-risk age group was 25-54.

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