Assessment of Tear Film-Based Proteins Associated With Care Solution Induced Corneal Staining

Inclusion Criteria

• •For non-lens wearers:
• •Normal eyes.
• •Currently not wearing contact lenses and has not worn contact lenses for the previous 6 months.
• •Free of dry eye using the Ocular Surface Disease Index (Schiffman et al).
• •For contact lens wearers:
• •Currently wearing soft contact lenses.
• •Free of dry eye during lens wear using the Contact Lens Dry Eye Questionnaire Short-Form (Nichols et al, Cornea, 2002).
• •Reports a contact lens wearing time of at least 12 hours per day, 7 days per week, daily wear basis (not overnight wear).
• •Reports only occasional use of contact lens rewetting drops or artificial tears.