Titre : | Technical Report: Guidelines for Handling of Multipatient Contact Lenses in the Clinical Setting |
Type de document : | article de périodique |
Auteurs : | Christine Sindt ; Ed Bennett ; Loretta B. Szczotka-Flynn ; Louise Sclafani ; Melissa Barnett |
Année de publication : | 2020 |
Langues : | Français (fre) |
Descripteurs (mots clés) : | [Thésaurus Mesh]Diagnostic [Thésaurus Mesh]Guide de bonnes pratiques [Thésaurus Mesh]Lentilles de contact [Thésaurus Mesh]Lutte contre l'infection [Thésaurus Mesh]Tests de vision
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Note de contenu : | SIGNIFICANCE: Standardized guidelines that are clinically practical are needed to assist the prescriber in minimizing the risk of conveying infection through multiuse diagnostic contact lens use and reuse.
Contact lens prescribers face the specter of transferring potential pathogens from one patient to another when
reusing diagnostic (trial) contact lenses on multiple patients because infectious organisms have been recovered
from worn contact lenses, although there is no evidence of transmission through this mechanism. These pathogens
can be introduced into the system from one patient to another, or they may be introduced by clinician lens handling, storage, or both. These pathogens can cause acute or chronic systemic or ocular infection that can lead to
significant morbidity (temporary or permanent) that includes vision loss. |
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