Surface Treatment or Material Characteristic: The Reason for the High Level of Acanthamoeba Attachment to Silicone Hydrogel Contact Lenses

To determine the reason for the high level of attachment of Acanthamebic to silicone hydrogel (SH) contact lenses. The effect surface treatment has on attachment is determined using silicone elastomer (SE) lenses.All test lenses were unworn. SH (PureVision), conventional hydrogel (Acuvue), treated SE (Silsoft), and untreated SE (Silsoft) lens quarters were incubated for 90 min with plate-cultured Acanthamoeba castellanii trophozoites. After...