Ophthalmologists from the Hamilton Eye Institute at the University of Tennessee (UT) Health Science Center have reportedly found that over time, incidences of microbial keratitis in contact lens wearers was higher than for those who had LASIK surgery to correct their vision.
Researchers reportedly analyzed literature in the PubMed database between December 2014 and July 2015, and found the risk for microbial keratitis was similar between patients using contact lenses at one year, compared with LASIK. After one year of daily soft contact lens wear, there were reportedly fewer microbial keratitis cases than after LASIK, approximately two fewer cases per 10,000.
The study was recently published in the Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery.
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Source: University of Tennessee Health Science Center