Sentences with phrase «keratitis cases»
The results showed that after one year of daily soft - contact lens wear, there were fewer microbial keratitis cases than after LASIK, approximately two fewer cases per 10,000.
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Eye expert Yu Bin told WantChinaTimes that although this is an extreme case, people using smartphones for extended periods of time often experience dry eyes or contract conjunctivitis (pink eye) and keratitis (corneal inflammation).
Bacteria linked to more serious infections (keratitis) were found in only one percent of cases.
Recurrent bouts of conjunctivitis and keratitis are common, especially in viral cases such as feline herpes virus.
However, evidence of FHV - 1 virus can not be found in all cases of Eosinophilic keratitis.
Why it's harmful: If you don't replace your contact lens case every six months, you increase your risk of microbial keratitis by more than five times, and poor lens case hygiene increases your risk by more than 6 percent, according to a 2012 study from Ophthalmology, the journal of the American Academy of Ophthalmology.