(Photo : Wiki Commons) It can be harmful to your eyes
Bacteria that can cause serious eye infections are able to survive longer in contact lens cleaning solution than previously known, a new study finds, and was reported by WebMD.
The findings, scheduled for presentation at a Society for General Microbiology meeting in Liverpool, England, suggest that tests of contact lens solutions should determine if they can kill all P. aeruginosa strains, the University of Liverpool researchers said.
Because this study was presented at a medical meeting, it should be viewed as preliminary until published in a peer-reviewed journal, said the WebMD report.
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Each year in the United Kingdom, there are about 6,000 cases of microbial keratitis, the news release noted.
