The risk for Acanthamoeba keratitis increases threefold with reusable contact lens wear compared with daily disposable lens wear, highlighting the importance of safe use guidelines, according to research in Ophthalmology.
“The widespread use of [daily disposable (DD)] lenses is both because of convenience and because data suggest that the risk for severe microbial keratitis with vision loss, including that caused by Acanthamoeba, is probably reduced for DD compared with reusable contact lens wear, although this has not been confirmed for either predominantly bacterial or Acanthamoeba