Incidence of meibomitis and meibomitis-related keratopathy in contact lens wearers.
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Accession number;03A0266044
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| Title;Incidence of meibomitis and meibomitis-related keratopathy in contact lens wearers. |
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YAMADA RITSUKO
(St. Marianna Univ. School of Medicine, JPN)
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MIYAMOTO TOYOKAZU
(Seimariannaidai Saikinkensashitsu)
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Journal Title;Japanese Journal of Clinical Ophthalmology
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Journal Code:Z0515B
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ISSN:0370-5579
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VOL.57;NO.3;PAGE.253-257(2003)
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| Figure&Table&Reference;FIG.3, TBL.3, REF.10 |
| Pub. Country;Japan |
| Language;Japanese |
| Abstract;We examined a total of 13,492 wearers of contact lens during the past two years. Meibomitis was present in 5,712 persons(42.3%) and meibomitis-related keratopathy was present in 1,722 persons(12.8%). Meibomitis was present in 73.2% of wearers of standard soft contact lens, in 64.7% of wearers of frequent replacement contact lens, and in 52.1% as a whole. Keratopathy was present in 24.4% of wearers of standard soft contact lens, in 18.7% of wearers of standard hard contact lens, and in 13.1% as a whole. Culture for aerobic organisms was positive in 183 out of 238 specimens, including Staphylococcus epidermidis 58.4%, S. aureus 22.0%, and coagulase-negative Staphylococcus 16.8%. Meibomitis-related keratopathy was frequently due to improper care of contact lenses. (author abst.) |
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