PMID: 2494020Jan 1, 1989Paper

Adherence of viable and nonviable bacteria to soft contact lenses

Cornea
T JohnK Kenyon

Abstract

Bacterial viability in bacterial adherence to new soft contact lenses (SCLs) was studied by exposing polymacon and lidofilcon A lenses to Pseudomonas aeruginosa: L, live, untreated bacteria; H, bacteria heated for 1 h at 100 degrees C; and P, bacteria treated with 3% hydrogen peroxide for 1 h. Cultures of groups L, H, and P showed heavy, no, and minimal bacterial growth, respectively. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) showed significantly less bacteria on new SCLs in groups H and P. Transmission electron microscopy (TEM) showed that bacterial shape was mostly preserved in all groups, with marked intracellular and cell membrane changes and breaks (groups H and P), margination of intracellular electron-dense material (group H), and central and peripheral vacuolation (group P). Adherence to new SCLs appears to be an active process, as killed or altered bacteria adhere less.

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