Contact lenses are home to pathogenic amoebae

Contact lenses increase the risk of infection with pathogenic protozoa that can cause blindness. New research, published in the November issue of the Journal of Medical Microbiology, shows that a high percentage of contact lens cases in Tenerife are contaminated with Acanthamoeba that cannot be killed by normal contact lens solution.

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<p><a href="http://www.physorg.com/news143712703.html">Contact lenses are home to pathogenic amoebae</a></p> <p>Contact lenses increase the risk of infection with pathogenic protozoa that can cause blindness. New research, published in the November issue of the <I>Journal of Medical Microbiology</I>, shows that a high percentage of contact lens cases in Tenerife are contaminated with <i>Acanthamoeba</i> that cannot be killed by normal contact lens solution.</p>