Advisory Committee Chair
Roderick J Fullard
Advisory Committee Members
Kent T Keyser
Keshia S Elder
Janene Sims
David R Whikehart
Document Type
Dissertation
Date of Award
2009
Degree Name by School
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) School of Optometry
Abstract
The purpose of this investigation was to determine if 30 days of continuous contact lens wear produces a different ocular inflammatory response compared to 30 days of daily wear of Bausch & Lomb® PureVisionTM silicone hydrogel contact lenses. Eighty-five individuals wore these lenses for 30 days continuously in one eye and daily in the contralateral eye. Relative concentrations of 27 cytokines were measured in tear samples collected from the subjects using cytometric bead-based assays. Clinical tests were also conducted to correlate changes in cytokine levels to changes in clinical profiles. This study contributes to a greater understanding of the impact of contact lens wear on the ocular surface.
Recommended Citation
Kehinde, Lucy Ebunoluwa, "Effects of Daily Versus 30-Day Continuous Contact Lens Wear on Tear Cytokine Levels" (2009). All ETDs from UAB. 2115.
https://digitalcommons.library.uab.edu/etd-collection/2115