New York June 1: Contact lenses may be the root cause of frequent eye infections says a study. Researchers from the New York University (NYU) identified a diverse set of microorganisms in the eyes of daily contact lens wearers which closely resemble the group of microorganisms of their eyelid skin than the bacterial grouping typically found in the eyes of non-wearers. The eye surface or conjunctiva has higher bacterial diversity than the skin directly beneath the eye. Our research clearly shows that putting a foreign object such as a contact lens on the eye is not a neutral act said
