Contact Lens Wear Alters Transcriptional Responses to Pseudomonas aeruginosa in Both the Corneal Epithelium and the Bacteria
Naren Gajenthra Kumar, Melinda R. Grosser, Stephanie J. Wan, Daniel Schator, Eugene Ahn, Eric Jedel, Vincent Nieto, David J. Evans, Suzanne M. J. Fleiszig
This study shows that contact lens wear changes corneal epithelium and bacterial gene expression responses to Pseudomonas aeruginosa, promoting bacterial virulence and adaptation.
Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science · Feb 11, 2025Peer-reviewedMicrobiology