Wu Yvonne Tzu-Ying, Willcox Mark, Zhu Hua, Stapleton Fiona
School of Optometry and Vision Science, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia.
School of Optometry and Vision Science, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia.
Cont Lens Anterior Eye. 2015 Oct;38(5):307-16. doi: 10.1016/j.clae.2015.04.007. Epub 2015 May 15.
A contaminated contact lens case can act as a reservoir for microorganisms that could potentially compromise contact lens wear and lead to sight threatening adverse events. The rate, level and profile of microbial contamination in lens cases, compliance and other risk factors associated with lens case contamination, and the challenges currently faced in this field are discussed. The rate of lens case contamination is commonly over 50%. Coagulase-negative Staphylococcus, Bacillus spp., Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Serratia marcescens are frequently recovered from lens cases. In addition, we provide suggestions regarding how to clean contact lens cases and improve lens wearers' compliance as well as future lens case design for reducing lens case contamination. This review highlights the challenges in reducing the level of microbial contamination which require an industry wide approach.
受污染的隐形眼镜盒可成为微生物的储存库，这些微生物可能会影响隐形眼镜的佩戴，并导致威胁视力的不良事件。本文讨论了隐形眼镜盒中微生物污染的发生率、程度和特征、与镜盒污染相关的依从性及其他风险因素，以及该领域目前面临的挑战。镜盒污染率通常超过50%。凝固酶阴性葡萄球菌、芽孢杆菌属、铜绿假单胞菌和粘质沙雷氏菌常从镜盒中检出。此外，我们还就如何清洁隐形眼镜盒、提高佩戴者的依从性以及未来减少镜盒污染的镜盒设计提供了建议。这篇综述强调了降低微生物污染水平所面临的挑战，这需要全行业共同努力。
