American Society for Microbiology
A new study conducted by researchers at the New York University School of Medicine has found contact lenses may change the natural microbial community of the eye, making the eye microbiome more skin-like, with higher proportions of the skin bacteria Pseudomonas, Acinetobacter, Methylobacterium, and Lactobacillus and lower proportions of Haemophilus, Streptococcus, Staphylococcus, and Corynebacterium.
Researchers are reportedly unclear as to how the changes occur, however they believe their findings can help future studies explore unique insights into a possible role the microbiome might play in an increased risk for eye infections in contact lens wearers.
The study was published last week in mBio®, an online open-access journal of the American Society for Microbiology.
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