Association between wearing habits and bacterial
Date of Publication
1993
Document Type
Master's Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Science in Biology
Subject Categories
Bacteriology | Biotechnology | Microbial Physiology
College
College of Science
Department/Unit
Biology
Thesis Adviser
Dr. Esperanza Chua Cabrera
Defense Panel Chair
Abelardo Geronimo
Defense Panel Member
Dr. Fe De La Rosa
Dr. Adelwisa Ortega
Abstract/Summary
The lens care systems of one hundred sixty-three (163) soft contact lens wearers of the College of Science, De La Salle University, Taft, graduate student population were analyzed. One hundred sixteen (116) of them have contaminated lens care systems. The most frequently contaminated items of the lens care systems were the lenses and lens receptacles with percent contamination of 58.90 percent and 57.06 percent, respectively. Pseudomonas aeruginosa was the leading bacterial contaminant isolated from the lens care systems. Staphylococcus epidermidis ranked second. Six variables were observed to be significantly associated with contamination of the lens care system. These included the age of the lens wearer, the age of the contact lens, the number of years the wearer was using contact lenses, frequency of cleaning lenses with help from optical shop, frequency of cleaning lens receptacles, and place of storage of the lens care system.
Abstract Format
html
Language
English
Format
Accession Number
TG02181
Shelf Location
Archives, The Learning Commons, 12F Henry Sy Sr. Hall
Physical Description
117 leaves
Keywords
Contact lenses; Hydrophilic; De La Salle University -- Students; De La Salle University College of Science; Micro-organisms -- Identification; Bacterial growth; Microbial sensitivity tests; Soft contact lenses
Recommended Citation
Lee, A. C. (1993). Association between wearing habits and bacterial. Retrieved from https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/etd_masteral/1513
