MicrobiologyPLoS ONEPeer-reviewed
Prior contact lens wear reduces susceptibility of the superficially-injured cornea to bacterial adhesion
Yujia Yang, Orneika Flandrin, Sara Abboud…·Suzanne M. J. Fleiszig
The paper shows that prior contact lens wear reduces bacterial adhesion to superficially-injured corneas in mice, correlating with increased Lyz2+ immune cells, but with differing effects on commensal and pathogen behavior.