Eye health and vision have widespread and profound implications for many aspects of life,
health, sustainable development, and the economy. Yet nowadays, many people, families …

With estimated numbers of contact lens wearers worldwide exceeding 140 million, even
complications with a low incidence will affect a significant number of individuals. Although …

Background Cataract surgery is practiced widely, and substantial resources are committed
to an increasing cataract surgical rate in low‐and middle‐income countries. With the current …

OBJECTIVE: To establish the absolute risk of contact lens (CL)-related microbial keratitis,
the incidence of vision loss and risk factors for disease. DESIGN: A prospective, 12-month …

PURPOSE: To examine predisposing factors, treatment costs, and visual outcome of
microbial keratitis in an ophthalmic casualty and inpatient population. DESIGN …

OBJECTIVE: To establish risk factors for moderate and severe microbial keratitis among
daily contact lens (CL) wearers in Australia. DESIGN: A prospective, 12-month, population …

OBJECTIVE: To study the epidemiology, clinical observations, and microbiologic
characteristics of fungal keratitis at tertiary eye care centers in the United States. DESIGN …

purpose. To determine whether intolerance to contact lens wear is attributable to clinical or
protein characteristics of the tear film. methods. Thirty-eight subjects participated; 20 were …

Purpose. To evaluate the association of symptomatic soft contact lens (SCL)-related corneal
infiltrative events (CIEs) with SCL material, lens care products (LCPs), and other risk factors …

Abstract B. subtilis NRRL B3411 neutral protease has been extensively purified by solvent,
and salt fractional ion, pigment removal with DEAE‐cellulose followed by chromatography …